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Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) was an English poet and essayist who was educated at Oxford, gave a series of lectures at Harvard, and taught modern English literature at Princeton before entering the Catholic Church in 1925. He was a master at writing ballads and known as the “twentieth-century Homer” for his epics Drake and The Torch-bearers. ... read more

Good Friday is three weeks away. The conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders of his time continues to intensify as the Third Week of Lent draws to an end. In today's gospel reading, one of the Temple scribes gives Jesus an orthodoxy check, asking him to name the greatest of the Commandments. The answer ... read more

Alex Wroblewski Flowers are placed outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Sept. 3, 2025, after the Aug. 27 shooting in which a gunman killed two children and wounded 17 others during a school Mass. Judicial Watch alleges Gov. Tim Walz’s office failed to provide public records on efforts to extend safety programs ... read more

<p>Catholic parish and school communities in the Midwest are among those working to clean up after deadly storms and tornadoes tore through a number of states March 6 and 10 -- but, said two Catholic schools, faith, prayer and hope remain strong.</p><p>An elderly couple was killed in a March 10 tornado with several others hospitalized ... read more

Detail from "The Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Lamb" by Jan van Eyck (circa 1390 –1441) [Wikipedia Commons] In an ancient Greek legend, Alexander the Great famously solved the challenge of untying the Gordian knot by bypassing that seemingly impossible task entirely and instead chose, simply and directly, to slice through it ... read more

Paul Morigi Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar speaks onstage during the 2023 RIAA Honors on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images Rep. María Elvira Salazar’s bill would not lay out a direct path to citizenship but would give people the chance to earn it through labor and financial penalties ... read more

James Tissot (1836-1902), “The Pharisee and the Publican,” Brooklyn Museum, New York COMMENTARY: Through Lent, we enact in a personal way our fundamental equality in the Church and learn something about our own sins and failings. ... read more

Vatican Media Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu meets with Pope Leo XIV March 11, 2026, after witnessing the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. Archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan Cardinal Dominique Mathieu witnessed the first days of military clashes in the Iranian capital. ... read more

Andrey Bayda Downtown Detroit. The rule follows an 'unprecedented review' of archdiocesan of safety policies and personnel records. ... read more

Susanne Pommer The Alabama state capitol in Montgomery. Gov. Kay Ivey said it would be 'unjust' to execute Charles Burton because he did not actually commit the murder in question. ... read more

The funeral of Father Pierre El-Rahi at St. George Church in the town of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon. In the courtyard of St. George Church, in a scene marked by tears, prayer, and hope, mourners bid farewell to a beloved priest who was killed after a shelling struck his town. ... read more

Angelo Recchia, “The Holy Family,” ca. 1854, Lucca, Italy COMMENTARY: The very thing women are counting on to protect them — feminism — is undermining what feminism purports to want: good men. ... read more

Catholic leaders and advocates are celebrating after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the imminent execution of a man convicted in a 1991 murder during a robbery. Charles “Sonny” Burton was due to be executed by the state on March 12 over his conviction in the slaying of Doug Battle in Talladega on Aug. 16, 1991. ... read more

Gov. Kay Ivey said it would be “unjust” to execute Charles Burton because he did not actually commit the murder in question. The Alabama state capitol in Montgomery. | Credit: Susanne Pommer/Shutterstock Catholic leaders and advocates are celebrating after Alabama Gov. Kay ... read more

Synod on Synodality delegates in small groups listen to Pope Francis’ guidance on October 4, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA The final report of the Synod on Synodality’s study group “Women’s Participation in the Life and Leadership of the Church” raises the possibility of “reformulating” certain competencies and functions of priests, deacons, ... read more