A Time to Look to the Heavens
A crescent Earth rises beyond the moon’s cratered surface as NASA’s Artemis II crew passes behind the lunar limb on April 6. EDITORIAL: The awe-inspiring Artemis II moon mission comes at a providential time for…
Pope will address tensions between Christianity and Islam in Africa, Nigerian bishop says
When Pope Leo XIV visits Africa for the first time as pontiff next week, Catholics and others across the continent will be watching with interest for what it reveals about the pope’s agenda and priorities…
3 Themes That Explain the Significance of Pope Leo’s Journey to Africa
AnonymousPope Paul VI, standing in an open car, waves to the welcoming crowd jamming the road to Kampala on July 31, 1969. At the Pope’s right is Archbishop E.K. Nsubuga of Kampala. ANALYSIS: A closer…
What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print
Alberto PizzoliPope Leo XIV delivers his first Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. COMMENTARY: The tendency to interpret Pope Leo…
Dominican Sisters challenge New York gender-identity law in court
A group of Catholic religious sisters has taken care of terminal cancer patients free of charge in New York for almost 125 years without a problem. Now, state officials are warning the sisters and other…
Logo and motto announced for Leo XIV’s June 6-12 visit to Spain
“Lift up your eyes!” That is the motto of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Spain, scheduled for June 6 to 12 of this year. The motto is taken from verse 35 of the fourth…
‘From chaos into new life’: Pakistan’s largest diocese installs new archbishop
LAHORE, Pakistan — A Capuchin Franciscan friar has been installed as archbishop of Lahore, assuming leadership of Pakistan’s largest Catholic diocese after a turbulent period marked by the removal of his predecessor. Archbishop Khalid Rehmat,…
Irish childhood shaped Father Flanagan’s lifelong work with youth
A loving Catholic family at home in Ireland provided the foundations and values that led Venerable Father Edward Flanagan to establish Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, according to experts on his life in Ireland. Flanagan, who was…
Father Petri breaks down Pope Leo XIV’s Easter message, warns of ‘indifference’ to violence, war
Father Thomas Petri, OP, a Dominican theologian, reflected on Pope Leo XIV’s call for peace in the Holy Father’s first Easter message to the faithful and warned against showing “indifference” toward violence. “During his urbi…
Irish Childhood Shaped Father Flanagan’s Lifelong Work With Youth
Flanagan family photo; Edward Flanagan is front row left. Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan, who was declared ‘Venerable’ by Pope Leo XIV on March 23, was formed by ‘the warm embrace of a loving…