CNS News, by Nicole Russell: The year 2020 was tough for everyone, children and adults alike. Most school-age kids were forced to attend school virtually, at least for part of the year. This, combined with lockdowns, caused screen time use…

NY Times, by Jason Horowitz: Pope Francis said he would be vaccinated against the coronavirus as early as next week, calling it a lifesaving, ethical obligation and the refusal to do so suicidal, according to remarks made to an Italian…

National Catholic Reporter, by Christopher White: Jesuit Fr. Leo O’Donovan, former president of Georgetown University, will deliver the invocation at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration on Jan. 20. O’Donovan confirmed to NCR that Biden had personally called him and invited him…

The Christian Post, by Jackson Elliott: In the last 12 years, 108 babies have been born alive after attempted abortions in five U.S. states alone. The babies were born in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota and Texas, Live Action reported, citing…

The Christian Post, by Samuel Smith: The head of the World Food Program believes that 2021 could see “famines of biblical proportions” as the economic struggles of COVID-19 may hamper global responses to food shortages caused by military conflicts, the…

CNS News, by Craig Bannister: A bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would rob citizens of rights they’re not willing to give up, Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said Sunday in a statement condemning the proposed law. Assembly Bill…

CNS News, by Michael W. Chapman: The Vatican recently issued a statement explaining that it is “morally acceptable” for a person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine that relied on the “cell lines from aborted fetuses” to produce. But the Vatican…

Religious News Service, by Thomas Reese: Pope Francis agrees with former Chicago mayor and Obama administration aide Rahm Emanuel that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. But while Emanuel sees crises as political opportunities, Francis sees them as…

CNS News, by Bay Buchanan: Free expression makes America great. Unfortunately, many of our corporations don’t respect this concept. Time and time again, corporations bent the knee before outraged activists and stifled the free speech of ordinary Americans. We see…

The Christian Post, by Michael Brown: If there is any one thing that strikes me looking back at this calamitous and difficult year it is that we are experiencing a deep crisis of trust. Who can we believe? Who is…

The Christian Post, by Brandon Showalter: Despite fervent opposition from the nation’s evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics, the national government of Argentina voted to allow elective abortion before 14 weeks gestation. In an early morning Wednesday vote, the Senate in…

Activist Post, by Tyler Durden: With more than 16 million Britons now required to stay at home as coronavirus lockdown went into effect on Sunday, tens of thousands of Londoners scrambled to get out of the capital Saturday night. Boris…