Fulton Sheen was the oldest of four boys born to Newton and Delia Sheen in Illinois. One sibling, Joseph, died of a heart attack in 1955, while the other two died in the 1970s shortly […]
The pope signed ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (“Magnificent Humanity”) on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of the landmark social encyclical ‘Rerum Novarum.’ […]
ROME. I missed the Ascension again this year, not from any slovenliness or laxity on my part, but because I was in Rome: the center of the Catholic world. Why, you ask? Because in the […]
Chad’s typically reserved Catholic leaders has issued a rare and strong denunciation of the country’s worsening security situation, as well as the government’s drift toward totalitarianism. On May 12, 2026, the Union of Christian Executives […]
I’m not a convert to the Catholic faith, but I have known lots of converts. You get to know lots of converts if you’ve worked in Catholic apologetics for, oh, 47 years. Most converts settle […]
Pope Leo XIV approved the new body as the Vatican prepares for his first encyclical, expected to address artificial intelligence through the lens of Catholic social teaching. […]
Readings: • Acts 1:12-14 • Psa 27:1, 4, 7-8 • 1 Pt 4:13-16 • Jn 17:1-11a “Our Father, who art in heaven…” You know the rest. We are all familiar with The Lord’s Prayer, given […]
A Nigerian Catholic priest who was kidnapped three months ago has been freed. Father Nathaniel Asuwaye, a parish priest of Holy Trinity Parish of Nigeria’s Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, was kidnapped on February 7th and freed […]
In Catholic theology, the Church is sometimes thought of as a ship, the barque of Christ. The Holland America cruise ship Eurodam set sail from Fort Lauderdale on February 8 with an unusual cargo: a […]
The pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament. […]
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