undefinedLuke Vermeulen leads his son in daily Scripture reading, just one of many instances of building the ‘domestic church’ at home highlighted by Bishop Boyea’s Year of the Family in the Diocese of Lansing. Many…
undefinedPeter Paul Rubens’ ‘St. Francis,’ c. 1615 COMMENTARY: By looking to the life of St. Francis, many virtues can be discovered.
undefinedThis month, St. Patrick’s will be illuminated via 360-degree video mapping, while guests are immersed by a blend of live choir and the LUMINISCENCE Orchestra, and the voice talent of Jonathan Roumie, who will share…
“Once is a fluke and twice is a coincidence,” begins a pretty standard version of a popular saying, “but three times is a pattern.” If there is any truth to the expression, then the past…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday reflected on the Gospel parable of the tenants and the enduring witness of St. Francis of Assisi, saying that “the charism of Saint Francis continues to bear…
undefinedPope Leo XIV blesses 3-year-old Olivia Hamelin, held in the arms of her father, Alexandre Hamelin, during the pope’s meeting with the sick on Sept. 27, 2026, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes…
undefinedCouples gather at the altar alongside the bishop during a communal convalidation ceremony held as part of the Diocese of San Jose’s Radiate Love initiative. Led by San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantú and program director…
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Cardinal Mauro Gambetti to serve as the archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, the Vatican announced on Oct. 3. Gambetti will leave his post as the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, where…
undefinedCardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, delivers the homily during the fourth day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025. The Italian prelate has served as archpriest of St. Peter’s…
Two Christian women were killed early on Oct. 3 in an Israeli strike on a residential apartment in western Gaza City, according to Palestinian and Church sources. The women had recently moved into the apartment…