The Difference St. Joseph Makes
godongphotoA stained-glass window of St Joseph with the Infant Christ is seen at Thị Nghè Parish in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Through St. Joseph, God the Father reveals that fatherhood is not incidental, but…
Holiness Is the Best Defense of the Faith
Paolo Veronese, “St. Anthony Preaching to the Fish,” ca. 1580, Galleria Borghese, Rome COMMENTARY: In Lent and Holy Week, we are reminded that arguments alone cannot overcome misunderstanding — only the light of holiness can…
Catholic cardinal refused entry to Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
On Sunday, Israeli forces prevented Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, the official guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, from entering the Church of the Holy…
Read Pope Leo XIV’s Homily to Catholics at Monaco’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
PLS Monaco PoolPope Leo XIV speaks at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception during his visit to Monaco on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The Holy Father arrived in Monaco as part of a one-day visit…
Pope Leo XIV Tells Monaco: ‘It Is the Humble Who Shape History’
Marco Bertorello Pope Leo XIV gives a speech from the balcony next to Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene of Monaco at the Prince’s Palace of Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on Saturday,…
Pope Leo XIV to youth of Monaco: ‘Do not be afraid to give everything to God’
Pope Leo XIV met with young people and catechumens of Monaco at the Church of Saint Devota, the third public engagement of his one-day trip to the micro-state on March 28. After listening to the…
Pope Leo XIV warns of a faith reduced to ‘custom’, asks for Church to reflect the love of God
During his meeting with Catholics in Monaco, the second appointment of his whirlwind trip to the small country, Pope Leo XIV warned about the risks of reducing faith “to custom” and called on the faithful…
Sectarian attacks rock a Christian town in Syria after a dispute
SUQAYLABIYAH, Syria — An argument between two men in a Christian town in central Syria led to sectarian attacks that caused widespread damage to homes, shops and cars in a reminder of religious violence that…
The Catholic Church’s Response to AI — So Far
Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV uses a tablet to navigate the website of the new digital version of the Vatican’s Pontifical Yearbook, known as the Annuario Pontificio in Italian. As anticipation builds for a possible encyclical,…
A Catholic Journalist Remembers Mother Angelica
Jeffrey Bruno Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation died March 27, 2016. From a private word of comfort in a time of grief to a funeral that stopped traffic in Alabama, a reflection on the…