Peter Laffin

Peter Laffin is a staff writer for the National Catholic Register and a contributor at the Washington Examiner. His work has appeared in The Catholic Herald, The Catholic Thing, and RealClearPolitics.

Articles by Peter Laffin

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

Dec 3, 2024 / 11:05 am

If confirmed, Kash Patel will head an agency shrouded in controversy, including the targeting of traditional Catholics and pro-life activists in recent years.

For committed Catholics, statistics like this come as no surprise. It’s the Gospel message in a bar-graph, the Cross in a pie-chart. Credit: Diego Cervo / Shutterstock

What makes the religious so happy?

Nov 28, 2024 / 08:28 am

“Priestly happiness is one of the great secrets of our time,” said Rossetti, a research associate professor at The Catholic University of America. “And I’m glad it’s coming out.”

Kristen Day smiles while diaper shopping in Chicago amid the Democrats for Life diaper drive during the DNC. Credit: Courtesy of Democrats for Life

Democrats for Life leader says party has left them

Aug 21, 2024 / 18:40 pm

Kristen Day of Democrats for Life of America denounced the pro-abortion stand of her party, saying: “We are the real Democrats.”

Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

UPDATE: Cardinal Cupich invocation at DNC stirs disappointment among pro-life activists

Aug 20, 2024 / 11:21 am

Speaking before a packed house at the United Center in Chicago on Monday night, Cupich said Americans are regularly called to “reweave the fabric of America.”