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The bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco in Bolivia, Robert Flock, reviewed the different types of intelligence and encouraged the development of “spiritual intelligence,” which allows one to move from a mere understanding of things to true wisdom.Recalling his youth, the prelate noted that intelligence was measured according to mathematical and verbal abilities. Later, at ... read more

Thank you, David Ross, for inviting me to speak about a man whom everyone here loves and admires. It’s an honor to be on this stage with such illustrious speakers. Princess Maria-Anna, Ambassador Habsburg, Father Abbot, Father Matlak, other distinguished speakers, and guests, I must admit to some feeling of trepidation and intimidation in the ... read more

The Mexican Episcopal Conference expressed dismay at the vandalism of churches on International Women’s Day (March 8), including a seventeenth-century parish church in San Luis Potosí. “Churches are places of prayer, encounter, and solace for thousands of people, especially for those seeking spiritual comfort after suffering injustice,” the bishops said in a statement. “Hence, ... read more

Pope Leo XIV has the highest favorability rating among seven American public personalities, according to an NBC poll. 42% of Americans “very positive” or “somewhat positive” view of the Pontiff, while 8% have a negative view. Other personalities in the survey were Stephen Colbert, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, ... read more

John L. Allen Jr. seen giving a presentation about Catholics and politics at the University of Dallas Ministry Conference in Dallas Oct. 24, 2009.The Texas Catholic) Early Sunday morning, July 28, 2002, things were looking grim for the closing papal Mass of World Youth Day in Toronto. The previous four days had ... read more

The intent of this article is to introduce readers to films that, due to their themes and focus, can deepen the Lenten spiritual experience through the profundity of their theological insights. So, let us begin. Whistle Down the Wind, directed by British film director Bryan Forbes, is described by Wikipedia as a “crime drama.” Nothing ... read more

A 53-year-old priest who was reported missing in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas has been found dead. Father Juan Manuel Zavala Madrigal disappeared after celebrating Mass in a different community from the one in which he lived. ... read more

Cardinals process into the Sistine Chapel as the conclave to elect the 266th successor to St. Peter, the 267th pope, began on May 7, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Is conclave secrecy dead – and does it matter? (The Pillar): “A new book published on Sunday purports to pull back the curtain ... read more

LGBTQ+ Catholic existence and inclusion is not a choice or an institutional stance — it is an inevitability, Emma Cieslik writes. ... read more

The General Secretariat of the Synod, led by Cardinal Mario Grech, released the third of 15 final reports of the study groups established by Pope Francis during the synod on synodality. ... read more

The Diocese of Rome announced that Pope Leo XIV will ordain eight priests for the diocese in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 26, the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday). In April 2024, Pope Francis skipped Rome’s diocesan ordination Mass, instead taking part in seven audiences on the day of the ordination. ... read more

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignations of Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, and Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta, the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, on March 10. Bishop Shaleta was arrested on March 5 at San Diego International Airport while attempting to leave the country and ... read more

The Apostolic Penitentiary has published a short book on Confession, Il sacramento della riconciliazione. Fondamenti biblici, formazione presbiterale e guida pratica (The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Biblical Foundations, Priestly Formation, and Practical Guide). The book, edited by the Major Penitentiary (Cardinal Angelo De Donatis) and Major Penitentiary emeritus (Cardinal Mauro Piacenza), includes ten reasons for ... read more

Pope Leo XIV transferred Archbishop Sebastian Shaw, OFM, of Lahore, Pakistan’s most populous archdiocese, to the Apostolic Vicariate of Quetta, the nation’s smallest ecclesiastical jurisdiction. ... read more

The president of the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) emphasized the importance of prayer for peace at a Mass at the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania. “Vilnius is the city where, through St. Faustina, the world heard the message of God’s mercy anew,” Archbishop Gintaras Grušas preached ... read more