In the first Stateside move of the Vatican’s new working year, the most significant opening on the current US docket is off the table… and as Mets fans can always use good news, for once they’re in...
As some US bishops advocate levying de facto sanctions on President Biden and other Catholic politicians for their support of legal abortion, the Holy See's distinct, but veiled skepticism over a...
Before anything else, especially amid all the sorrows, fears, loss and disorientation of a brutal year across the globe, Buon Natale a tutti – to one and all, a Blessed Christmas... may all its light,
Fifteen years (less a day) since Benedict XVI revolutionized the Roman Pontiff's Christmas "greeting" to the leaders of his Curia – transforming the holiday pleasantry into a Pope's ultimate...
Whether you’ve been waiting three decades or just three weeks for this, the “mountaintop” is at hand. From 4pm Rome (10am US ET), the livefeed of a Public Consistory like no other – from the Altar of...
As the US bishops face a moment unseen in most of their lifetimes – the nation's election of a Catholic to the Presidency – the issue of Joe Biden's faith emerged by surprise at today's public close...
Set to begin at 1pm Eastern, this final day of a virtual – and heavily curtailed – USCCB Plenary will be underpinned by what've arguably been the two key threads of American life in 2020: the bench's...
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Fans of the Chicago White Sox — and Pope Leo XIV — lined up on June 14, 2025, to take photos of themselves in front of a display the White Sox created...
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COMMENTARY: As Catholics concerned about the common good, we ought to look at the Medicaid issue holistically and resist getting swept up...
Daniel Ibañez
Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass for the Jubilee of Sport on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity on June 15, 2025, in St. Peter’s...
The crucifix brought home from Belgium by the author’s father during World War II is pictured alongside a wartime photo of his father.
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Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt of Hartford (c) celebrates his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary.
COMMENTARY: One of the most impactful ways my...
Renata Sedmakova
The ceiling freso of The Holy Trinity in church Chiesa di Santa Croce by Giovanni Maria Conti della Camera (1614 - 1670).
COMMENTARY: The...
In a message to Catholics in Chicago, directed especially at young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to become “beacons of hope” in the world by drawing close to God and forming a community of faith...
As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new role on the Throne of Peter, early indications are that he will respect and maintain the direction of his predecessor’s reforms for the Roman Curia, but will do...
At one month since his election to the papacy May 8, Pope Leo XIV has so far demonstrated a continuity with his predecessor, Pope Francis, while also carving out his own personal style characterized...
Images of artwork created by a disgraced celebrity cleric accused of serial sexual and other abuse have disappeared from official Vatican Media websites without explanation.
Speaking on the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV said the Holy Spirit opens borders in people’s hearts and “is the Gift that opens our lives to love.”
Christian unity will not be “primarily the fruit of our own efforts, nor will it be realized through any preconceived model or blueprint,” according to Pope Leo XIV.