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AI and Ages of Disruption

May 26, 2026 Articles, News and Culture, The Drew Mariani Show

AI and Ages of Disruption New technologies bring with them both promise and peril. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest in a series of technologies that have the chance to change the course of human history. But how will historians consider AI in light of humanity’s other technological advances? Agriculture Historians think humans have been […]

The Holy Father Offers Prayers for Persecuted Christians in China and the Middle East

May 25, 2026May 26, 2026 Articles, News and Culture

After praying the Regina Caeli on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV turned his attention to Christians suffering throughout the world, especially in China and the Middle East. The Holy Father marked the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China, which coincides each year with the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians. […]

Pope Leo XIV Advances Causes of Lebanese Patriarch, Spanish Martyrs, and Four New Venerables

May 24, 2026May 26, 2026 Articles, News and Culture

Pope Leo XIV has authorized the promulgation of six decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, advancing the causes of several men and women whose lives reflected heroic virtue, missionary zeal, and fidelity to Christ in times of suffering. Among the most notable is the approval of the beatification of Patriarch Elias Hoyek, […]

Patrick Madrid Receives Honorary Doctorate from Holy Apostles College & Seminary

May 21, 2026 Articles, News and Culture

The Nation’s Premiere Catholic Apologist and long-time show host on Relevant Radio, Patrick Madrid, has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology from Holy Apostles College & Seminary in recognition of his decades of service to the Church. Holy Apostles praised Madrid for his work as a Catholic author, apologist, teacher, and broadcaster whose […]

The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage: Pray with Us as One Nation Under God

May 21, 2026May 19, 2026 Articles, NEP 2026, News and Culture

As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, Catholics across the country are being invited to take part in a powerful public witness of faith through the 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Carrying the theme “One Nation Under God,” the pilgrimage will stretch from St. Augustine, Florida, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concluding on July 4, […]

Last Branch Standing

May 19, 2026May 18, 2026 Articles, News and Culture, The Drew Mariani Show

America will soon celebrate the 250th birthday of its founding. But more than two centuries later, there may only be one branch standing: the Supreme Court. “It’s the only branch the founders would recognize. They’d be stunned how little Congress is doing right now,” Sarah Isgur told Drew Mariani. Isgur the editor of the Supreme […]

Rubio Goes to Rome

May 16, 2026May 15, 2026 Articles, News and Culture, The Drew Mariani Show

Marco Rubio is busy. Last week, the Secretary of State visited Pope Leo XIV and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on a diplomatic mission to ease tensions between the United States, the Vatican, and Italy. Rubio began his Italian trip with meetings with the Holy Father, Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin, and Archbishop Gallagher, Secretary […]

Did You See God Today?

May 13, 2026May 8, 2026 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, News and Culture

If your house is anything like mine, dinner time can sometimes be a bit chaotic. Everyone wanting to talk and share about their day, glasses of milk being spilled and children asking for seconds before you have even had a chance to sit down and take one bite. Once in a while we are able […]

Pope Leo XIV Highlights the Tradition of Seeking God in Creation

May 9, 2026May 11, 2026 Articles, News and Culture

Pope Leo XIV recently met with the Board of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, reaffirming the Church’s enduring commitment to scientific inquiry as a path toward contemplating God’s creation. His remarks situated modern astronomy within a long Catholic tradition that has consistently fostered the pursuit of knowledge, not as a rival to faith, but as a […]

Join the Knights of Columbus in Wildwood, New Jersey for Adoration on May 15-16!

May 8, 2026May 5, 2026 Articles, News and Culture

The Knights of Columbus New Jersey State Council will be hosting an Adoration Chapel during their annual convention in Wildwood, and you are warmly invited to stop in for a quiet moment of prayer . The chapel will be open to the public at the Wildwood Convention Hall, located at 4501 Boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ, […] ... Read more

How Suburbanization Changed the Catholic Church

May 6, 2026 Articles, News and Culture, The Drew Mariani Show

The 1960s ushered in an era of profound cultural change. There were anti-war protests, assassinations of major political figures, and the Second Vatican Council, to name a few. There were also cultural changes driven not by protest, but by geography. That’s the premise of a new book Crabgrass Catholicism: How Suburbanization Changed the Catholic Church […]

University of Mary Senior Paige Smiskey Wins Mustang at SEEK 2026 Giveaway

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Articles, Family and Kids, News and Culture

At SEEK 2026, thousands of young Catholics gathered to grow in faith and community. For Paige Smiskey, a senior at the University of Mary, the experience came with an unforgettable surprise. Paige was selected as the winner of the 2025 Relevant Radio Ford Mustang! In a conversation with Father Rocky, CEO and Chairman of Relevant […]

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