
- In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, we look at the attacks on Christian communities in southern Lebanon. […]
- As he celebrates Mass in the Italian city of Pompeii, Pope Leo XIV recalls the many wars afflicting nations and prays that God’s overflowing mercy […]
- At the beginning of his pastoral visit to Pompeii, Pope Leo XIV meets with a charitable organization assisting those in need, urging them to always […]
- A member of the Order of Saint Augustine, Pope Leo XIV lives the charism of the Augustinian family through his search for God, his commitment […]
- In fourteen catecheses on the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV presents Vatican II as the Church’s enduring “North Star,” calling Catholics to rediscover its […]

- by Tessa GervasiniAhead of the pope's May 8 visit to Pompeii, Italy, the hometown of the saint who promoted the "Fifteen Saturdays" devotion, a new book seeks […]
- by Francesca Pollio FentonOn May 8, 2025, the world was introduced to Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV. One year later, we look at some of […]
- by Madalaine Elhabbal“I really had to do a double take, because conventional wisdom has been that there will never be a pope from the United States,” said […]
- by Amira AbuzeidPope Leo's older brother John Prevost said he and his brothers limit political topics when they speak each week, but there is that "brother connection."
- by Madalaine Elhabbal“Religious freedom in India is abysmal," U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Vice Chair Asif Mahmood said at a hearing on Capitol Hill.

- by Deacon Gregory WebsterBecoming a baptized, confirmed, or received member of the Catholic Church through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) changes your status but not […]
- by Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.An excellent book on end of life issues is To Die Well by Stephen Doran, MD. He writes: “‘Put it out of its misery.’ So many times we may have […]
- by Paul SuskiThis Feast of Mary, Queen of Poland, observed on May 3 and a national holiday in that nation, is closely tied to the vows made by King […]
- by Vincent Ryan RuggieroTo be sure, people have different ideas of who are more hateful—Republicans or Democrats, religious people or irreligious—Northerners or Southerners, older generations or younger, and so […]
- by Fr Dino VaninHere are some questions that arise from the passage of John’s gospel (John 14:1-12) presented us on this Fifth Sunday of Easter. Let me attempt […]