Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.

Pope Francis made his debut on TikTok Sunday to promote his new autobiography, written with Italian journalist Carlo Musso for Mondadori.

The U.S. Catholic Bishops have launched a nine-day prayer campaign for an end to the “violent practice” of abortion in America.

The Vatican City State has enacted stiffer penalties on anyone entering its territory or violating its airspace without permission, threatening offenders with fines and jail time.

Christian persecution spiked around the globe in 2024, with more than 380 million Christians suffering high levels of persecution and discrimination, according to a report released Wednesday.

Attempts to pin the catastrophic California wildfires on the bogeyman of “climate change” are a deflection from the real culprits, the Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote Monday.

President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an honor the pontiff shares with George Soros and former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards.

Oscar-winning actor and director Mel Gibson has played down the loss of his $14.5 million Malibu home to raging wildfires, insisting that in the end, it’s all just “stuff.”

Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing his sorrow over the destruction and loss of life wrought by the wildfires ravaging southern California.

Los Angeles Catholic Archbishop José Gomez called for prayers Thursday for victims of California’s catastrophic wildfires, while asserting that “we don’t know why these disasters happen.”

Pope Francis said Thursday that migrants should be valued for their dreams and talents rather than treated as a “problem to me managed.”

Pope Francis has once again condemned abortion, insisting Thursday that twisting human rights accords to include a supposed “right to abortion” is a form of ideological colonization.

The newly appointed Catholic archbishop of Washington, DC, said Monday that President Trump’s plans for deporting illegal immigrants are “incompatible with Catholic doctrine.”

ROME — Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich has warned of “prophetic” denunciation by the U.S. bishops if President-elect Donald Trump tries to deport illegal immigrants.

Pope Francis has named Sister Simona Brambilla as prefect of the department responsible for consecrated life in the Church, the first woman chosen to head up a major Vatican office.

Pope Francis has named progressive San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy — a vocal Trump-basher — as the next archbishop of Washington D.C.

Abortion was the leading cause of death globally in 2024, with a record 45 million unborn babies killed in the womb, according to data provided by Worldometer.

An Anglican LGBTQ+ group argues that the Bible affirms transgender identity, asserting that “not everyone in the Bible is cisgender.”

People around the planet suffered “an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change,” CBS News lamented Friday.

The International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC) has written an open letter to Pope Francis criticizing his “one-sided perspective” in the Gaza conflict.

The New York Times has published a glowing article in praise of Christian and Jewish ministers who conduct “blessings” of abortion clinics in America.

In his annual Christmas message, Pope Francis has warned of the “devastating effects of climate change” while decrying the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Pope Francis called for a global ceasefire this weekend while again decrying Israel’s “cruelty” in dealing with Palestinians in Gaza.

Pope Francis has called for “structural changes” to address economic disparities and ecological devastation in his annual Message of Peace for January 1, 2025.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán highlighted “irreconcilable differences” with the European Union Sunday, especially on questions of immigration and gender theory.

Pope Francis said Saturday that Israel’s recent airstrikes in Gaza go beyond warfare and constitute “cruelty.”

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, as the next U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.

President Joe Biden has announced he will travel to Italy in January to meet with Pope Francis, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Italian President Sergio Mattarella.

The popularity of Pope Francis among American adults continues its steep downward trend, reaching its lowest point since his election in 2013, according to the latest Rasmussen report.

Canada is experiencing a significant surge in deaths by euthanasia, according to a report released this week by the Canadian government.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has boasted of openly defying the archbishop of San Francisco, continuing to receive Holy Communion despite having been banned from doing so.

ROME — The Vatican has expunged an LGBTQ+ event from its official Jubilee 2025 calendar, following reports of the occasion from Breitbart News and others.

This weekend Pope Francis presided over the unveiling of a nativity scene in the Vatican featuring a baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf used as a national symbol.

The U.S. Congress has upbraided Secretary of State Antony Blinken for “surreptitiously” introducing an LGBTQ+ agenda into international American diplomacy.

Pope Francis has called on Christians to pray specifically for the inmates on death row in the United States, asking that their sentence may be commuted.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Donald Trump’s nominee as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), credits his Christian faith with sustaining him amidst the abuse he suffered during the pandemic for his refusal to kowtow to Anthony Fauci and the coercive “scientific consensus.”

Pope Francis has proclaimed a special jubilee pilgrimage for gays and all LGBTQ+ people, Italian media announced this weekend.