Harold "Hal" Brown passed on May 6th, 2026 Harold (Hal) K. Brown has left a significant mark on almost every program and person he encountered during his many years at San Diego State University. As the first Black administrator at SDSU, Brown was a groundbreaker, activist, educator, role model, mentor and friend to many in the SDSU community and underserved members of the San Diego community. Hal was a member of Christ United Presbyterian Church in South Park.
Friday, May 22, 2026
Arms Spending Reaches World Record: Holy See Is Only Country To Point It Out
Nigeria: Fulani Militias Kill 19 Christians in Plateau Attacks
ZENIT Staff
Those injured included women and children between the ages of 4 and 30 years old.
Another attack on Christian symbols in Jerusalem: Jews spit on an image of the Virgin Mary
ZENIT Staff
The incident occurred during a day already marked by tension. Large groups of religious nationalist marchers passed through sections of the Old City, including Muslim neighborhoods, amid reports of vandalism, harassment, and racist chants directed at Arab residents
The percentage of Russians who identify as Orthodox has plummeted, while the sense of belonging among those who remain has grown stronger: this is revealed by a recent survey
ZENIT Staff
Russia’s Orthodox Paradox: Fewer Believers on Paper, Stronger Commitment at the Altar
The Marriage Question in America: Why Fewer People Are Saying “I Do”
ZENIT Staff
According to a report by the Heritage Foundation, marriage rates in the United States have undergone a dramatic transformation over the last half-century. In 1962, more than 90 percent of Americans had married by ages 30 to 35. By 2025, that figure had fallen to 55 percent
Pope Leo XIV announces that he will speak regularly on the liturgy: and this is his first address
ZENIT Staff
General Audience with the Pope, May 20, 2026, on the first document promulgated by the Second Vatican Council, on the Sacred Liturgy
Do More Women Die Where Pro-Life Laws Are Passed? What A Study Shows
Rafael Manuel Tovar
Data shows that the ban on abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, which occurs about six weeks after conception, reduced the number of abortions in Iowa by 40% since July 29, 2024. The same occurred in Indiana, with a 98% decrease in abortions.
Warren’s Conversion at 73: The Rosary That Changed His Life
ZENIT Staff
The Holy Rosary can be a very concrete means of spiritual accompaniment, helping the sick person and sometimes their family. For some, it allows them to experience the end of life with theological hope, comfort, and closeness, alleviating suffering and beautifully accompanying others: this was the case for Warren.
Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican
ZENIT Staff
Address by the Pope on the occasion of the presentation of the credentials of the new ambassadors of Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Yemen, Rwanda, Namibia, Mauritius, Chad, and Sri Lanka
Arms Spending Reaches World Record: Holy See Is Only Country To Point It Out
Rafael Llanes
The combined spending of the United States, Russia, and China accounts for 60% of all global military investment. Germany ranks fourth with $114 billion in expenditures, a 24% increase.
covenantchurchsd 05.17.2026
We call this SoNoGo - South Park-North Park-Golden Hill & Our Mission: to see the baptized who live in SoNoGo worship in SoNoGo
What is the Evangelical Presbyterian Church?
Covenant Church at 30th & Howard is a Christian church in the tradition of the Protestant Reformation and allied with the EPC [The Evangelical Presbyterian Church] We believe the Scriptures to be the infallible Word of God and our final authority in faith and practice, and we find the historic creeds of the early church (the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed) to be vital expressions of the most important tenets of the global church universal. When the EPC started in 1981, we determined that we would not disagree on the basic essentials of the Christian faith, but on anything that was not essential—such as the issue of ordaining women as officers or practicing charismatic gifts—we would give each other liberty. Above all, we committed ourselves to loving each other and not engaging in quarrels and strife. The result is that when we get together in our regional and national meetings, we spend most of our time in worship and fellowship and almost none in arguing with each other.
covenantchurchsd 05.10.2026
We call this SoNoGo - South Park-North Park-Golden Hill & Our Mission: to see the baptized who live in SoNoGo worship in SoNoGo
What is the Evangelical Presbyterian Church?
Covenant Church at 30th & Howard is a Christian church in the tradition of the Protestant Reformation and allied with the EPC [The Evangelical Presbyterian Church] We believe the Scriptures to be the infallible Word of God and our final authority in faith and practice, and we find the historic creeds of the early church (the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed) to be vital expressions of the most important tenets of the global church universal. When the EPC started in 1981, we determined that we would not disagree on the basic essentials of the Christian faith, but on anything that was not essential—such as the issue of ordaining women as officers or practicing charismatic gifts—we would give each other liberty. Above all, we committed ourselves to loving each other and not engaging in quarrels and strife. The result is that when we get together in our regional and national meetings, we spend most of our time in worship and fellowship and almost none in arguing with each other.
“Enthusiastic” Converts and Conspiracies
Religious freedom case in Georgia pits public school board against Baptist pastor
By Charles J. Russo on May 22, 2026 04:00 amThere is conflict in Georgia over a release-time program in which students leave their regular classes during school days with parental approval to receive religious instruction. In Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center v. Vidalia City [...]
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Diocesan Priestly Vocations in the U.S.: A New Look at the Numbers
By J. J. Ziegler on May 21, 2026 02:00 pm3,035 diocesan seminarians are preparing for priestly ordination in the Latin-rite dioceses of the United States, an increase of nearly 2% over the previous year, according to data published in the most recent (2025) edition [...]
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Synod office releases “The Path of Implementation of the Synod” for 2028 ecclesial assembly
By Victoria Cardiel on May 21, 2026 09:00 amA new Vatican document outlines four stages for local Churches, bishops’ conferences, and continental bodies to assess how synodality is taking root after the 2021–2024 Synod on Synodality. [...]
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The Saint who made peace with revolutionaries, pennilessness, and his mother
By Dawn Beutner on May 21, 2026 04:00 amWhen he died on May 21, 1861, Charles-Eugène de Mazenod was mourned by French Catholics as a steadfast bishop, a zealous religious founder, and a humble and inspirational preacher. A century later, Pope Saint John [...]
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Agreement allows daily pastoral access at Illinois ICE facility, faith leaders say
By Madalaine Elhabbal on May 20, 2026 12:36 pmA Chicago-based Catholic and Christian advocacy group said it has struck a deal allowing “daily pastoral visits” to a federal immigration facility in Broadview, Illinois. [...]
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The culture of death loses one—for the moment
By George Weigel on May 20, 2026 04:00 amGood news not being thick on the ground these days, I’m delighted to note some very good news from the mother country: on April 24, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to [...]
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, May 20, 2026
By CWR Staff on May 20, 2026 03:00 amFr. James Martin: The “Mastermind” Behind the Two Testimonies in the Vatican’s Synod Report on Homosexuality (Diane Montagna’s Substack): “Jesuit Father James Martin was a key figure behind the inclusion of two testimonies in the [...]
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Two of Fulton Sheen’s nieces to participate in beatification events in September
By Jim Graves on May 19, 2026 02:35 pmFulton Sheen was the oldest of four boys born to Newton and Delia Sheen in Illinois. One sibling, Joseph, died of a heart attack in 1955, while the other two died in the 1970s shortly [...]
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Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”
By Jim Graves on May 19, 2026 02:00 pmArchbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Sheen was among the [...]
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The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
By Deacon Dominic Cerrato, Ph.D. on May 18, 2026 08:00 pmWhen Pope Leo XIV recently compared the rise of artificial intelligence to the Industrial Revolution, many immediately recognized the significance of the analogy.1 The comparison was not merely technological or economic, but deeply anthropological. Just as [...]
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Vatican to publish Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical May 25
By Hannah Brockhaus on May 18, 2026 01:49 pmThe pope signed 'Magnifica Humanitas' (“Magnificent Humanity”) on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of the landmark social encyclical 'Rerum Novarum.' [...]
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The “Ascension Sunday” absurdity
By George Weigel on May 18, 2026 01:32 pmROME. I missed the Ascension again this year, not from any slovenliness or laxity on my part, but because I was in Rome: the center of the Catholic world. Why, you ask? Because in the [...]
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Chad’s lay faithful join bishops in condemning rising violence, insecurity
By Ngala Killian Chimtom on May 17, 2026 07:22 pmChad’s typically reserved Catholic leaders has issued a rare and strong denunciation of the country’s worsening security situation, as well as the government’s drift toward totalitarianism. On May 12, 2026, the Union of Christian Executives [...]
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“Enthusiastic” Converts and Conspiracies
By Karl Keating on May 17, 2026 03:44 pmI’m not a convert to the Catholic faith, but I have known lots of converts. You get to know lots of converts if you’ve worked in Catholic apologetics for, oh, 47 years. Most converts settle [...]
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Vatican sets up commission on artificial intelligence
By Marco Mancini on May 17, 2026 11:50 amPope Leo XIV approved the new body as the Vatican prepares for his first encyclical, expected to address artificial intelligence through the lens of Catholic social teaching. [...]
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The Scandalous Synod Report: A Betrayal of Trust
By Mary Rice Hasson on May 17, 2026 10:10 amNote: All quotes are from the Report and annexed testimonies, unless otherwise indicated. A Synod Study Group Report (“Report”) published in early May has drawn searing criticism and predictable plaudits for its “paradigm shift” towards same-sex sexual relationships. New reports that Fr. James [...]
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Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power in the Church
By Dr. Randall B. Smith on May 16, 2026 12:40 pmI continue to be puzzled by the language in the documents emerging from ecclesiastical bureaucrats. Who are these people talking to? Not “people of goodwill” around the world, nor the basic layman in the pew. [...]
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The perfect priesthood of Christ and the longest prayer in the Gospels
By Carl E. Olson on May 16, 2026 11:00 amReadings: • Acts 1:12-14 • Psa 27:1, 4, 7-8 • 1 Pt 4:13-16 • Jn 17:1-11a “Our Father, who art in heaven…” You know the rest. We are all familiar with The Lord’s Prayer, given [...]
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The Blessed Virgin Mary and political life
By Kenneth Craycraft on May 16, 2026 01:00 amEditor’s note: This essay was mistakenly attributed to the wrong author when first posted. I apologize for the error. As any reader of Catholic World Report knows very well, May is designated by the Church as the [...]
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Nigerian priest regains freedom after three months in terrorist captivity
By Ngala Killian Chimtom on May 15, 2026 01:40 pmA Nigerian Catholic priest who was kidnapped three months ago has been freed. Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, a parish priest of Holy Trinity Parish of Nigeria’s Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, was kidnapped on February 7th and freed [...]
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All aboard the Good News Cruise, the first-ever all-Catholic cruise
By Kathy Schiffer on May 15, 2026 12:00 pmIn Catholic theology, the Church is sometimes thought of as a ship, the barque of Christ. The Holland America cruise ship Eurodam set sail from Fort Lauderdale on February 8 with an unusual cargo: a [...]
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Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking
By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú on May 15, 2026 10:45 amThe pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament. [...]
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