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“It‘s not about vengeance,” said Cardinal Baltazar Porras, archbishop emeritus of Caracas, while reflecting on Venezuela’s future following the ousting of President Nicolás Maduro by a U.S. military operation on Jan. 3.The prelate made his remarks during an interview with Venevisión on Sunday, April 5. Porras acknowledged that, although there is much debate surrounding the ... read more

James J. Daly (1872-1953) was an educator and author educated at St. Ignatius College in Chicago and St. Louis University. A Jesuit at 18, he was ordained in190. He served as literary editor of both America and Thought, and as professor of English at the University of Detroit. Among his writings are Boscobel and Other ... read more

A popular American Catholic editor, author and lecturer, James Gillis (1876-1957) was raised in Boston. After attending St. Charles College, Baltimore, and St. Paul's College, Washington, he earned his doctorate in theology at the Catholic University of America in 1903. He had joined the Paulist Fathers in 1898 and was ordained in 1901. Not only ... read more

Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) is one of the greatest of Catholic cultural historians, having written definitive works on the historical rise a European culture. Receiving his M.A. at Trinity College, Oxford, he later did postgraduate work in history and sociology. He was received into the Church in 1914. Among his works are The Making of Europe ... read more

C. C. Martindale (1879-1963) became a Catholic on leaving Harrow and entered the Society of Jesus. Later, at Oxford, he took the highest classical honors. Ordained a priest in 1911, he wrote ceaselessly, even while a prisoner of the Nazis in Denmark. Few English writers hae done so much as he in rebuilding Catholic apologetics ... read more

Sister Mary Madeleva (1887-1964) was known for poetry, eloquence, and scholarship. She became the third president of Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, from which she had herself graduated. After joining the Holy Cross Sisters she obtained her M.A. from Notre Dame and her doctorate from the University of California. Her poetry is alive ... read more

Lionel Johnson (1867-1902) was a British critic and poet who converted to Catholicism in his early twenties. Known for poetry and his book The Art of Thomas Hardy, Johnson's career was shortened by frail health and an early death. In this essay he comments on the life and work of the Irish poet Clarence Mangan ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that the “logic of the strongest” risks prevailing on the international stage and called on Christians to become “voices of peace” who do not leave Pope Leo XIV standing alone in his opposition to war.In an interview with Dialoghi, a cultural magazine linked to ... read more

When Pope Leo XIV visits Africa for the first time as pontiff next week, Catholics and others across the continent will be watching with interest for what it reveals about the pope’s agenda and priorities for their region. One of those watching will be Bishop John Niyiring of Kano, Nigeria, a fellow Augustinian and longtime ... read more

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war and urged negotiation and prayer to end the war in the Middle East.“Following these recent hours of great tension for the Middle East and for the whole world, I welcome with satisfaction and as a sign ... read more

In the early hours of the morning on Holy Saturday, several individuals in hoods charged into a Eucharistic adoration chapel in the Mexican Diocese of Tlaxcala, assaulting and robbing the faithful in attendance and stealing the ciborium containing the consecrated hosts.In an April 4 statement, Bishop Julio C. Salcedo Aquino said the faithful, who were ... read more

Nicaragua’s churches were “filled with the faithful” during Holy Week 2026 despite continued governmental restrictions and persecution, according to Father Edwing Román, a Nicaraguan priest in exile in Florida.“Thousands of Lenten and Holy Week activities were canceled once again — such as group pilgrimages; gatherings where hundreds of the faithful assemble to organize the transport ... read more

Pope Leo XIV renewed his forceful appeal for an end to war and urged an embrace of dialogue, distinguishing himself as a singular global voice calling for restraint and moral accountability amid bellicose statements from U.S. leadership.The first U.S.-born pope called on U.S. citizens to plead with elected officials to work for peace in remarks ... read more

On his first Easter Monday as pope, Leo XIV appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace under bright sunshine and clear skies to lead the Regina Caeli with thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square.“Dear brothers and sisters, Christ is risen! Happy Easter!“ he exclaimed. “This greeting, full of wonder and joy, will ... read more

The Vatican has published Pope Leo XIV’s message for the 63rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will be celebrated on April 26, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, or Good Shepherd Sunday.Titled “The Interior Discovery of God’s Gift,” the Holy Father in the message reflects on the interior dimension of vocation, understood as “the ... read more