Mary Stroka

Brian Burch, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and co-founder of CatholicVote, was summoned on Christmas Eve by the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who wanted to find out whether the U.S. planned to exclusively take action regarding... See more

Individuals who are Black or Hispanic are at greater risk of long-term adverse visual outcomes of diabetic retinopathy (DR) compared with patients of other racial backgrounds, research published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology suggests. Researche... See more

Children exposed to opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) before birth are more likely to experience significant thinning of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), research published in BMC Ophthalmology suggests. Researchers in Norway utilized op... See more

In patients with hyperlipidemia, statin use is linked with ocular hypertension and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), especially when the medications are taken for a longer period of time, research published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Sc... See more

The U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro, in Caracas, on Jan. 3, as CatholicVote previously reported. Since then, significant related developments have unfolded, including the following. Rub... See more