Day: November 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV Urges Humane Treatment of Immigrants, Calls for Heeding U.S. Bishops’ Message

Jack Haskins/EWTN NewsThe plenary assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gets underway on Nov. 11, 2025, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. First row, left to right: Father Michael J.K. Fuller, general secretary; Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president, and Archbishop William E. Lori, vice president. The Pope replied that immigrants must be treated … Read morePope Leo XIV Urges Humane Treatment of Immigrants, Calls for Heeding U.S. Bishops’ Message

Report: Public school enrollment across country in freefall

Public school districts across the nation are struggling with declining enrollment, leading school authorities to consider cutting back staff or consolidating schools, an education news outlet reported earlier this month. According to K-12 Dive, the public school enrollment problem stems from falling birthrates and the expansion of school choice programs that many states have undertaken … Read moreReport: Public school enrollment across country in freefall

Analyst explains difference between ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-abortion’ in New Jersey

In a new opinion column, radio host and former New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Bill Spadea argues that New Jersey’s abortion debate is being flattened into a simple “for or against” binary and that political messaging has obscured what he sees as meaningful distinctions within the issue. In his Nov. 17 article, “Strengthening support systems for … Read moreAnalyst explains difference between ‘pro-choice’ and ‘pro-abortion’ in New Jersey

Analysis of Pew report finding 12th grade girls less likely than boys to say they want to marry one day

For the first time in three decades of national surveying, high school senior boys are more likely than girls to say they expect to get married someday, according to a new analysis from the Pew Research Center.  In 1993, 83% of 12th grade girls said they wanted to marry. The Pew report published Nov. 14 … Read moreAnalysis of Pew report finding 12th grade girls less likely than boys to say they want to marry one day

Pope Leo encourages formation to foster authentic liturgical reform

Biblical formation and liturgical formation are each essential for fostering the liturgical reform the Second Vatican Council encouraged, Pope Leo XIV advised in a Nov. 17 address to diocesan liturgical pastoral workers participating in a Pontifical Liturgical Institute course. The course, according to the Pope, aligns with the institute’s mission. “As the Holy Father Benedict … Read morePope Leo encourages formation to foster authentic liturgical reform

Court permanently dismisses Satanic Temple challenge to Idaho pro-life law 

A federal court has officially dismissed a lawsuit brought by The Satanic Temple against Idaho’s abortion regulation law, bringing an end to three years of litigation. U.S. District Judge David Nye ruled Nov. 10 that The Satanic Temple’s arguments against the state’s Defense of Life Act were legally unsound, according to a press release from … Read moreCourt permanently dismisses Satanic Temple challenge to Idaho pro-life law 

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