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Retired Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw is set to give the keynote address at the Jan. 22, 2027, rally. Pro-lifers march for life in downtown Washington, D.C., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (photo: Tessa Gervasini/EWTN News) Nation September 29, 2026 The March for Life announced the theme for next year’s rally in Washington, D.C.: “The Truth Is Pro-Life.” In a Sept.

COMMENTARY: The remedy to lukewarmness is to return to the fire, not to seek a cooler corner of the room. Georges de la Tour, “Magdalene with the Smoking Flame” (c. 1640), Louvre, Paris (photo: Public Domain) Commentaries September 29, 2026 The carpool line is back. So is packing lunches, signing permission slips, the weekday practices and weekend games. For those of us who also sent a child or two off to college, September carries its own particular ache.

The Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Joseph hosted the Sept. 26 event. Clergy and Dominican friars process down the center aisle with a statue of Mary and the infant Jesus as standing pilgrims watch at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

A Catholic charter school had previously brought a similar lawsuit against the state but had failed to secure a ruling from the Supreme Court. Attorney Daniel Chen speaks to reporters outside of federal district court in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Aug. 5, 2026. (photo: Becket) Nation September 29, 2026 A Jewish charter school in Oklahoma scored a key victory this month in its federal lawsuit seeking access to the state’s publicly funded charter program.

COMMENTARY: There are convenient or useful minorities — and then there are those that many in the world seem to wish away, such as the Afrikaners. Ernst Roets, executive director of Lex Libertas and an organizer of the White Cross Project Conference, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25. (photo: Alberto Fernandez / National Catholic Register) Commentaries September 29, 2026 Anyone with eyes to see knows that there is injustice in the world.

The Vatican secretary of state addressed the United Nations in New York on Sept. 26. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin talks to EWTN Vatican on March 19, 2022. (photo: Colm Flynn/EWTN News) Vatican September 29, 2026 Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, said that nations have the right to self-defense but urged them not to use it as an excuse for rearmament. Cardinal Parolin addressed the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly in New York on Sept.

Louis Geri had previously pleaded guilty to federal charges after police said his attack was directed specifically at Catholics and Supreme Court justices. On Sept.

Pope Leo XIV appointed the Italian cardinal to lead a humanitarian peace mission in Russia from Sept. 28–30. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi in 2023. (photo: Vatican Media) World September 29, 2026 Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, archbishop of Bologna and president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, has again been appointed as a papal envoy to Russia. Pope Leo XIV appointed Zuppi to lead a Vatican delegation to Russia from Sept.

Sandy Caldera, a blind Catholic gospel vocalist from Tijuana has broken barriers, managing to mix Catholicism with psychology while staying true to the Church’s teachings. Sandy Caldera performs with her Taylor Gold Label six-string guitar. (photo: Courtesy of Sandy Caldera) Features September 29, 2026 As she strums her wood-toned, acoustic guitar, Sandy Caldera reminds the crowd inside St. Mary’s Catholic Parish in Sherman, Texas, that tonight’s concert is not about her, but about God.

On the fourth and final day of his apostolic journey to France, the Pope addressed European leaders at the Robert Schuman Conference Center and celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Metz. Pope Leo XIV greets the congregation ahead of Mass on Sept. 28, 2026, at the Cathedral of St. Stephen in Metz, France. (photo: Vatican Media) Vatican September 29, 2026 Pope Leo XIV addressed European leaders at the Robert Schuman Conference Center in Metz on the final day of his Sept.