At a moment when millions are flocking to churches or temples for seasonal celebrations, millions more are finding their religious freedom seriously restricted. The news from a new study on religious persecution is grim: People living in a third of all countries are restricted from practicing religion freely, either because of government policies and laws…

From the National Caholic Register comes this inspiring story of our educational system in action: According to WCBV-TV, a Catholic second-grade student at Maxham Elementary School in Taunton, Mass., was sent home from school and required to undergo a psychological evaluation after he drew a stick figure of Jesus Christ on the cross. Chester Johnson,…

Evidently, it’s managed to carve out a niche for itself.  From the Washington Post: Every Wednesday morning, 150 officials at Catholic University receive an e-mail about a gay student’s struggles on campus. There’s a graduate student who doesn’t mention her girlfriend to classmates or professors for fear of being lectured. An undergraduate who held her…

“As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process. It is also a very personal and private one. Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do other couples. Indeed, I know it will…

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