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In a brief statement to media following his weekly visit to Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called for prayers for peace. “I’ll only say that we must pray very much for peace,” Pope Leo told journalists last evening, when asked about the presence of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. “We ... read more

A detail from the cover of "The Children of Men" by P. D. James. (Image: Allen & Unwin / /www.allenandunwin.com) P.D. James’ detective novels, featuring Inspector Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, are every bit as gripping as those penned by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edith Pargeter (who wrote as “Ellis ... read more

On May 8, 2025, Leo XIV was elected pope at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. With the death of his predecessor, a great many Catholics sighed a deep sigh of relief. I myself felt very bad that I did not feel very bad. As a friend said to me at that time, “It’s great now ... read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, celebrated Mass in St. Ansgar’s Cathedral in Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, in commemoration of the 1200th anniversary of the beginning of the saint’s evangelizing mission in Denmark. St. Ansgar, now remembered as the Apostle of the North, “faced enormous opposition and seemed ... read more

The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith called for intellectual humility at the opening of the dicastery’s plenary session and warned that a lack of such humility led to the “excesses of the Inquisition, the world wars, the Shoah, and the massacres in Gaza.” ... read more

Continuing his series of Wednesday general audiences on the Second Vatican Council and its documents, Pope Leo XIV reflected today on the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Tradition. ... read more

“The contemporary racial narrative is not history; it is retrospective propaganda”—Fr. Javier Olivera Ravasi, SE (The European Conservative): “The Catholic empires of Spain and Portugal legally recognized the humanity of the peoples they colonized from the very beginning of their presence in the Americas.” Oxford University Catholic chaplain removed after student sexual abuse complaint (Cherwell): ... read more

Domenico Ghirlandaio, “Madonna Enthroned With Angels and Four Saints” (Detail), 1486, Uffizi Gallery, Milan. COMMENTARY: After producing one of the greatest bodies of theological thought in history, St. Thomas Aquinas fell silent — reminding us that even the highest human wisdom gives way before divine mystery. ... read more

"The question before us is not whether protest belongs in church, but whether the church still belongs to the Gospel it proclaims," writes Kat Armas. ... read more

"People are suffering, and the effects of that suffering will have an impact on our country too, for many years to come," Bishop Mark Seitz told NCR in an interview at his office in El Paso. ... read more

On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea.A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down.And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land.And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, "Hear this! ... read more

If then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because he himself is the way. — St. Thomas Aquinas ... read more

The Universal Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). He is considered the Dominican Order's greatest glory. He taught philosophy and theology with such genius that he is considered one of the leading Christian thinkers. His innocence, on a par with his genius, earned for him the title of "Angelic Doctor." ... read more

A Catholic priest who worked with Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota, said he was known for his “kindness” and disputed the narrative of top Trump administration officials that he was a violent “domestic terrorist” and would-be assassin. Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot while filming federal officers on ... read more

Editor’s note: This interview was posted originally on January 27, 2020. Fr. Cajetan Cuddy, O.P., is a priest of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. He has written for a number of Catholic and theological [...] ... read more