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Democrats flipped the House and Senate. Trump says he wasn't on the ballot; Vance says "the reason we lost is the war." Eric Sammons on how one man tore up the coalition, Virginia's marriage and abortion votes, and why Catholics can't trust either party.

A cardinal says the Church is "not there to convert." Italy's bishops teach Islam from fact sheets co-written with Muslim scholars. Why won't bishops say Muslims need Christ? Eric Sammons on Vesco, Cardinal Sarah, and Dominus Iesus.

A cardinal says the Church is "not there to convert." Bishop Barron: "Excuse me, but…what?…I would resign and get an honest job." Finally, a bishop publicly defending the Great Commission.

Twelve U.S. bishops prayed over Trump in the Oval Office, and within days, five were publicly apologizing for it. Today on Crisis Point, we look at the meltdown over the event.

The Vatican's new document on passing on the faith knows the house is on fire, and its prescription is more of the same gasoline we've poured on it for 60 years.

Fr. James Martin recently carried the monstrance in the Napa Institute's NYC Eucharistic procession and sat for a friendly Pillar interview. Why are conservative Catholics suddenly embracing him?

Pope Leo XIV just had surgery for lung cancer. What happens to the Church when the pope is sick? There's no vice pope, so who's in charge?

Silicon Valley says it's building a god. We’ll discuss the new AI religion, Anthropic's push on AI consciousness, and the Catholic response.

The horrific nature of the now-infamous Cornell case should make every good-willed person ask: how did we get here? How has our society become so debased? We’ll explore the factors that led to our cultural demise.

The Vatican has come out strongly against the death penalty, and now it is convening a conference on Amoris Laetitia, which approved reception of Communion for divorced couples. What should a Catholic do when he disagrees with these viewpoints?

We live in interesting times, with algorithms controlling our online behavior, machines taking over our thinking, and talk of alien visitations increasing. Kale Zelden joins Eric Sammons to break it all down.

Many disaffected Trump voters are considering sitting out the 2026 midterm election. Is that justifiable? Can Catholics sit out this election? Should they?

Many Catholics talk about the crisis in the Church today, and many actions are defended in reaction to that crisis. But what exactly is the crisis and how should we respond to it?

More than a year into Pope Leo’s pontificate, and a few months after the SSPX episcopal consecrations, where is the traditional Catholic movement headed?

Last week’s AI scare is just the latest in a growing list of supposed existential threats to the world. Why is doomerism so popular, particularly in recent years, and what is the proper Catholic attitude toward these claims?