Courtesy photoA few of the Gallagher children help with produce in the kitchen. ‘Let’s face it, being an authentic Catholic is hard work. … If your kid is going to practice his faith as an…
SÃO PAULO – Brazilian Catholics concluded a week of pro-life activities this week, many of them opposing what organizers, legislators, and activists see as efforts to short-circuit the political process in order to expand access…
Daniel IbanezPope Leo XIV during the weekly General Audience on Oct. 8, 2025 in St. Peter’s Square. COMMENTARY: The challenge of using such a framework is that many audiences take Brother Sun and Mother Earth and leave…
Daniel Ibanez Pope Leo XIV blesses pilgrims during his weekly General Audience at St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 8, 2025. Christ’s whole life is an example of poverty, Pope Leo writes, and the Church, if it wants…
Zvonimir AtleticMother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity kneel before the Blessed Sacrament at the Mother House in Kolkata, India, where daily prayer sustains their service to the poorest of the poor. COMMENTARY: The Second Vatican Council…
Bartolomé Esteban MurilloThe Return of the Prodigal Son (c. 1667-1670). These voices truly touched by tragedy show what the heart is capable of with the grace of God.
Pope Leo XIV released the first major document of his young pontificate on Thursday, in which he called upon all the Christian faithful – especially Catholics – to “make their voices heard,” in decrying the…
(ZENIT News / Castelgandolfo, 10.07.2025).- As the sun began to set over Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV paused at the gates of Villa Barberini to speak briefly with reporters—an unscripted moment. On the day of…
Adam Wasilewski The term is not neutrally descriptive; it is, rather, quite loaded, theologically and politically. COMMENTARY: The term is both the carrier of a theological program and an emblem of various political causes.
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – A national strike called by the the strongest Indigenous organization in Ecuador has been promoting marches and road blockades in several regions over the past two weeks, accompanied by several Church…