National Catholic Register, Andrea Gagliarducci: During the month of July, Pope Francis was not expected to have audiences, with some exceptions. But, in the last part of the month, he had meetings with young pilgrims who passed through Rome before … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares, Hannah Brockhaus, & Daniel Ibañez: On his return flight from World Youth Day on Sunday, Pope Francis explained why he opted to skip reading a prayer in Fatima that consecrated the Church and “countries at … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Tyler Arnold: As the feast day of St. Dominic de Guzman is celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 8, members of the Dominican order and thousands of Catholic laity are continuing a nine-month novena before heading to Washington, D.C., for a … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Jonathan Liedl: In a newly published interview, Pope Francis described the ongoing Synod on Synodality as fulfilling “the dream of Paul VI” and underscored that the process is about recovering a lost form of ecclesial participation, not … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Jonah McKeown: Church attendance has dropped off since the pandemic for Generation X more sharply than for other age groups, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,000 adults conducted by the Cultural Research Center at … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Jonathan Liedl: The incorrupt body of St. Benedict the Moor, a 16th-century son of slaves who joined the Franciscans and would become the patron saint of African missions, has been all but destroyed after a wildfire engulfed … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Summertime, and millions of Americans have headed for the shores, the mountains, or the lakes. People need recreation, relaxation, and family time, and the Catholic Church wholly approves of the summer vacations— merely reminding the faithful … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: All of the Lord’s gifts to mankind are aimed at catching souls and binding them to his love, says St. Alphonsus Liguori in a homily that appears in today’s Office of Readings. All of God’s … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: On this feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, I hope you will join me in praying for the reform of the order that he founded. Heaven knows the Jesuits are long overdue for reform. My own … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Anna Kurian: On a small island called Tinos in the Aegean Sea along a remote slope of the Patellas mountain lies a holy site that attracts pilgrims from all over Greece. Our Lady of Vryssi, or “Virgin … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Shannon Mullen: In 1988, carbon-dating tests concluded the Shroud of Turin was a 700-year-old fake. Thirty-five years later, 21st-century science is pointing to a dramatically different conclusion. The carbon tests overseen by the British Museum and Oxford … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: After an episcopal ordination some time back, I was sitting at lunch with the newly consecrated bishop, the archbishop who had ordained him, and several other older prelates. The archbishop addressed his young colleague: Now that … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: What are the roots of the widespread confusion that reigns in the West? What went wrong in philosophical and theological thought that has brought the West to what Benedict XVI once called “the edge of … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus: German bishops and representatives of the Roman Curia met in the Vatican on Wednesday to continue discussions started last year about the German Synodal Way. According to a joint statement from the Vatican and the … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Joe Bukuras: The FBI handed over to Congress on Tuesday internal documents relating to the bureau’s now-withdrawn leaked memo that recommended investigating devotees of the Traditional Latin Mass. The leaked memo, dated Jan. 23, which originated from … Continue reading
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