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by Gianni ValenteVatican City - "For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord," writes Paul of Tarsus in his Second Letter to the Corinthians.On Sunday, January 25, the day on which the Church's liturgy celebrates the Conversion of Saint Paul, the great missionary "Apostle to the Gentiles," Leo XIV's Message for the ... read more

The original image of Our Lady of Šiluva is displayed in the Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Šiluva, Lithuania. COMMENTARY: Our Lady of Šiluva and other saints and devotional practices offer hope to those interceding for prodigal sons and daughters. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV concluded the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with the celebration of Vespers this evening in the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (video). ... read more

When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,he withdrew to Galilee.He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea,in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,that what had been said through Isaiah the prophetmight be fulfilled:Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,Galilee of the Gentiles,the people ... read more

I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. — St. Paul (Phil. 3:8) ... read more

From today's Gospel: As He walked by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And He said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and ... read more

(Image: Timothy Eberly/Unsplash.com) This Sunday celebrates the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church. We are also fast approaching the onset of Lent. With that in mind, I would like to urge you to consider embarking upon your Lenten journey with a commitment to delve more deeply ... read more

Jesus Christ offers his followers an example of proclaiming the Gospel in seemingly inopportune times and places, Pope Leo XIV said today. ... read more

At the conclusion of his Angelus address today, Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace in Ukraine. ... read more

In his message for World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV encouraged the faithful to be united with Christ and one another for the sake of the mission of proclaiming God’s love. ... read more

“Christ is baptized ... in the Jordan!” So rang out the liturgy on Jan. 6 ... at the Canadian Museum of History. Both the place and the time would have surprised most (Latin-rite) Catholics in Canada. But not Ukrainian Catholics, who have their own distinctive calendar. And local Ukrainian Catholics in Ottawa know that once ... read more

The 2026 March for Life steps off on Jan. 23. Even among big pro-life gains, ‘we shouldn’t kid ourselves that everything is rosy,’ said March for Life President Jennie Bradley Lichter. ... read more

Given how much of life is taken up with work, I think we give too little reflection to a key question: what really is, or should be, the point of our working? We often undertake our work simply as something that must be done. But the intention and so also the spirit with which we ... read more

The patron saint of journalists is St. Francis de Sales – whose feast is today, 24 January. The Holy Father’s annual message for the World Day of Social Communications is dated for the feast in his honor. St. Francis (1567-1622) was certainly a writer, but not every writer is a journalist. He was assigned the ... read more

The condemnation of Christian Zionism by the Council of Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem is prompting varied reactions by Catholics in the U.S., Israel, and Rome. In a statement last week, the council — comprised of the leaders of the historic Christian churches in the Holy City, including the Latin patriarch; the Maronite, ... read more