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Immigration Enforcement Harms Children, Drives Family Separation, Speakers at Democratic Forum Say

Madalaine Elhabbal
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut; Sen. Mazie Hirano, D-Hawaii; and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, hear testimony on March 17, 2026, during a forum on immigration enforcement impact on children who have been detained or separated from their families.

More than 3,800 children, including 20 infants, were detained by U.S. immigration authorities from January to October 2025, according to data shared by the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic.

Is the ‘Revival’ of Faith in Gen Z Real?

Ashwin Mannur
Recent Catholic convert Ashwin Mannur, center in glasses, smiles with friends from the UNL Newman Center.

While there are near-record numbers converting to Catholicism in some regions in the US, there’s no conclusive statistical answer.

Ageless Children’s Literature for Childlike Hearts

mimomy
Hand-painted watercolor illustration of four characters from Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind in the Willows’ — badger, rat, toad and mole — sharing a riverside picnic.

Grown-ups enjoy children’s literature; it is only those who refuse to grow up, like Peter Pan, who think that they are too grown up for it.

Reclaiming St. Patrick’s Day

Jeffrey Bruno
The FDNY Color guard. Each year they march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade carrying 343 flags, each in memory of a firefighter lost on 9/11.

Amid the shamrocks and celebration of New York’s famous parade stands the missionary saint who once transformed a nation.

Nuncio: Pope Leo ‘Will Speak to the World’ in Africa

Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, the apostolic nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, is shown in Cuidad de la Paz, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, in February 2026 with a delegation preparing for the visit of Pope Leo XIV to the African nation in April 2026.

INTERVIEW: Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt, the apostolic nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, discusses the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to the two African nations.

Young Slovak Martyr of Communism Reaches Global Audience

Človek a Viera
Faithful attend a youth program during the beatification celebrations for Blessed Ján Havlík at the national shrine in Šaštín, Slovakia, on Aug. 31, 2024.

New books, a documentary in four languages, and a new reliquary mark the growing international reach of Blessed Ján Havlík.

Three Great Lenten Themes

Ivan Kramskoi
'Christ in the Desert" painted by Ivan Kramskoi.

COMMENTARY: Pondering the annual catechumenate, our ‘adventure of God’ and deepening of friendship with Christ can prepare us for Easter’s glory.