In brief comments to reporters last evening, Pope Leo XIV renewed his appeal for peace. As he left Castel Gandolfo, where he spends his Tuesdays, Pope Leo told reporters, “Pray …
The General Secretariat of the Synod, led by Cardinal Mario Grech, released the first two of 15 final reports of the study groups established by Pope Francis during the synod …
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, said that the military chaplain is called to be a “companion who enlightens conscience, so that obedience does not become …
The Antilles Episcopal Conference issued a statement expressing “profound pastoral concern” for the people of Cuba in their “grave humanitarian hardships.” Without referring to the US fuel blockade of Cuba …
Forty-seven years ago, Pope John Paul II issued his first encyclical, Redemptor Hominis (The Redeemer of Man). The first letter in the centuries-old encyclical tradition devoted to the Christian idea of the …
This article is not for the squeamish. A haunting video of a former Chinese doctor describes how he was ordered to extract the eyes of a prisoner. Filled with terror, …
Vatican City – On January 23, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization , appointed Anna Sandberg of the Diocese of Stockholm as National Director …
As the Iran conflict widened, Israel invaded Lebanon in retaliation for attacks by Hezbollah forces that are based in southern Lebanon.
The retired apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia paid tribute today to the modern martyrs of Yemen on the tenth anniversary of their slaying.
“Madonna del Magnificat” (1481) by Sandro Botticelli. (Image: WikiCommons) How to Write Well – and Why (The Catholic Thing): “Bad writing suggests confused and lazy thinking. We fix, or at …
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