O most noble memorial; to be commemorated in the innermost heart, firmly bound in the soul, diligently kept in the depth of the heart, and recalled by earnest meditation and celebration. – Pope Urban IV, […]
As the bishops of Cameroon renew calls for peace during their 51st Plenary Assembly, a retired bishop from the country’s conflict-afflicted Southwest Region has issued a stinging critique aimed at the way the country’s English-speaking […]
In recent months, there have been several articles in both Catholic and secular press noting an uptick in interest in the Catholic Church among young adults in the United States. While encouraging, some of the […]
The work of a missionary is often trying, but the missionaries themselves are usually the first to tell you what a tremendous blessing it is. Father Barry Martinson, S.J., is one such missionary. He has […]
Pope Leo recently said, in response to a question about the effect of Cardinal Marx’s promotion of blessings for same-sex couples on church unity, The unity or division of the Church should not revolve around […]
I found myself with a free morning in New York City and decided to do some reconnaissance work at Saint Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village. St. Joseph’s has recently been highlighted as a lodestar of […]
As widely commentated, the most obvious continuity framework for Magnifica Humanitas is Rerum Novarum (1891). The Holy See presented Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical as a document on “safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence,” signed on May 15, […]
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas (MH), has received considerable attention, including from sources not ordinarily interested in papal documents. The reason is understandable, given the attention it gives to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Pope […]
As she was being led to the stake to be executed, most of the hostile crowd thought she was a witch. Yet, by the time Joan of Arc had been burned alive on May 30, […]
Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, is a pointed and prophetic gut punch. Don’t be fooled by the usual “ecclesial-speak” argot of the text. When read carefully and closely, what emerges is a blunt, and even […]
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