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“[E]very truly just society is built upon the recognition of the inviolable dignity of the human person. Such dignity precedes any concession by the State and cannot be subordinated to shifting social consensus or the whims of the majority at any given moment.” ― Pope Leo XIV, Meeting with Members of the Spanish Parliament In…

Last week, moral theologian Charles Camosy published a column in the Washington Examiner under the disturbing title, “Infanticide is Back.” Camosy was not being inflammatory, provocative, or hyperbolic. He was simply stating the facts. As he carefully lays out, in the United States, in 2026, it is routine for children to be born alive and…

On Wednesday, August 12, a baby boy was born three weeks early in a hospital near Dallas. This is hardly an unusual event. However, that this particular child was born was a near miracle. Baby Gabriel had been the target of a conspiracy against his life that nearly resulted in his destruction, and which has…

Earlier this month, the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) published a survey of two thousand American men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-nine. The results are a resounding affirmation of the problem I began to delineate in last week’s column, i.e. a crisis of masculinity that is pushing men into the orbit of toxic,…

A few weeks ago, in a courtroom near Seattle, a young woman stood up and described what life was like inside what local media have dubbed the “OnlyFans House.” “I watched manipulation become normal,” she told the court. “I watched violence become normal. I watched controlling women become normal.” And then: “I will never forget…

“The Christian family, which is truly a ‘domestic Church,’ has always offered and continues to offer favorable conditions for the birth of vocations. Since the reality of the Christian family is endangered nowadays, much importance should be given to pastoral work on behalf of the family, in order that the families themselves, generously accepting the…

On Wednesday, July 15, France’s National Assembly voted 291 to 241 to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. The vote follows a years-long, often-contentious debate, in which proposed laws were repeatedly rejected by both chambers of the legislature. The new law permits an adult to request death if he or she is a French citizen or…

Is the world facing an existentially threatening crisis of overpopulation? Until a few years ago, practically every major Western politician, institution, and media outlet was in lockstep. Yes, the world was overpopulated. And it was only going to get worse, with consequences including ecological disaster, warfare, famine, hunger, and poverty. As I have pointed out…

“Civil society and States also have a responsibility to respond concretely to situations of vulnerability, offering solutions to human suffering, such as palliative care, and promoting policies of authentic solidarity, rather than encouraging deceptive forms of compassion such as euthanasia.” ― Pope Leo XIV, January 9, 2026, Address to the Diplomatic Corps On Wednesday, June…