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Surrogacy and Catholic Teaching

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 Articles, News and Culture, The Drew Mariani Show

The global surrogacy market is surging – and is showing no signs of slowing down. Last year, the surrogacy industry was worth about $22.4 billion and is projected to grow to $201.8 billion by 2034. Why the Rise in Surrogacy? Global Market Insights, a data company, lists several factors in the rise of surrogacy: infertility, […]

Pope Francis’ New Encyclical on the Sacred Heart

December 6, 2024December 13, 2024 Articles, News and Culture, The Drew Mariani Show

In late October, Pope Francis released his fourth encyclical titled, Dilexit nos or, He loved us. The text is a mediation on the “human and divine love of the heart of Jesus Christ.” The Holy Father’s letter is divided into five chapters, beginning with an explication of what the human heart is. “The word heart,” […]

Jubilee Year 2025

November 26, 2024November 26, 2024 Articles, News and Culture

On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will open the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, marking the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025. This sacred tradition, occurring every 25 years, is marked by pilgrimages to Rome, prayer, and reconciliation. Pope Francis on the Jubilee “The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the […]

More Schools Ban Cell Phones

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 Articles, News and Culture

The advent of the smartphone ushered schools into uncharted territory. Now, with smartphone ubiquity, some schools and major school districts are experimenting with more restrictive measures limiting phone use. Connecticut Case Study In December of 2023, principal Raymond Dolphin of Illing Middle School in Connecticut banned cell phones. The decision came after two years of […]

Princeton’s Young Deacon Calls for Attention on Armenia

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Articles, News and Culture

Nestled into the same region as Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iraq and Iran lies the small Christian country of Armenia. Deacon Bedros Maldjian (pictured below in red with 2026 classmates), a current student at Princeton University, loves his Armenian heritage, especially how ancient their Christian roots are: “For us, our culture is centered around Christ […]

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