Can I be real with you for a second? Right now, we are in what I like to call the “dark ages.” Those delicious Thanksgiving meals are long behind us, Christmas decorations are in the (smelly...
“I believe.” Those are the words echoed in unison by the Party of Mike, Dustin, Will, Lucas, and Max, as they close the door on the nine and a half year run of “Stranger Things,” which came to a...
The Church honors many inspiring men and women throughout the liturgical year. October is a particularly spectacular month, as the Church shows off an amazing collection of feast days and memorials...
Inappropriate. Ridiculous. Absurd. Visitors to the Vatican on Tuesday had some choice words for U.S. President Donald Trump after his harsh criticism of Pope Leo XIV for his calls to soften the...
On his flight from Rome to Africa Monday, Pope Leo responded to an overnight rant by United States President Donald Trump on social media, saying he’s not afraid of the U.S. administration and seeks...
In what will likely be seen as a direct rebuke of United States foreign policy, Pope Leo during a prayer vigil for peace Saturday condemned both a logic of war and what he said were “continuous...
On the evening of that first day of the week,when the doors were locked, where the disciples were,for fear of the Jews,Jesus came and stood in their midstand said to them, “Peace be with you.”When he...
Nearly twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II issued a bold summons to the Church: he called us to “put out into the deep” of the internet, which he described as a “new forum for proclaiming the...
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Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard the papal plane en route to Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola, Saturday, April 18, 2026.
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Pope Leo waves to the faithful gathered for Mass at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on April 17, 2026.
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“In the same instant in which the most holy soul of Christ entered and gave life to His body, the joy of her immaculate soul overflowed into her immaculate body."
Table of Contents: Things to Give Up for Lent When Ash Wednesday draws near, Catholics and other Christians seem to fall into two distinct groups when it comes to what to give up for Lent. The first...
Along with prayer and almsgiving, fasting is one of the three pillars of Lent. In a message for Lent in 2008, Pope Benedict XVI described these as “specific tasks that accompany the faithful...
Ash Wednesday 2026: The start of the Lenten season Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy. Pope Francis Table of Contents What is Ash Wednesday? In 2026, like in...