In his Life of St. Augustine, the 5th-century bishop Possidius tells us that the greatest of the Latin Doctors of the Church, knowing that his earthly end was near, had four penitential psalms copied and […]

This is an installment in our series on the evangelizing power of beauty. In this series, we are looking at how beauty can bring us to God, convey a sense of the sacred, point us […]

“The relationship between the Risen Lord, the community of believers and sacred Scripture is essential to our identity as Christians.” — Pope Francis, Aperuit Illis One of the truly encouraging results of the Second Vatican […]

Denver Newsroom, Jun 8, 2020 / 01:50 pm (CNA).- The White House said Sunday that Washington’s archbishop was invited to attend an event with President Donald Trump several days before it took place, amid media […]

“You should be ashamed to call yourself a Christian,” someone recently wrote on my Facebook wall. The reason? I had posted an article listing police casualties during recent protests across the country. “When are you […]

“The best is the enemy of the good.” That observation by Voltaire may help to explain the vast destruction resulting from two weeks of violent protesting following the death of George Floyd at the hands […]

MADISON, Wisconsin — Less than 48 hours after refusing to budge on their 50-person limit on attendance at Holy Mass and other religious gatherings, local health officials abruptly dropped the rule on Friday in the […]

After a life dedicated to the apostolate, on March 3, 2020, the late Mother Tekla Famiglietti (1935-2020), abbess emerita of the Bridgettine Order, passed away in Rome. Several years ago, the general chapter of 2016 […]

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 4, 2020 / 03:32 pm (CNA).- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that ongoing protests in the city merit exceptions to coronavirus regulations, while religious services do not. […]