Although popes had opted to take their summer vacations at Castel Gandolfo since the early 1600s, Pope Francis famous opted not to, preferring to remain instead in his residence at the Casa Santa...
Speaking to a group of bishops, Pope Leo XIV warned about the challenges being created by artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and social media In today’s world.
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Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego, California, is a stopping point and rendezvous site for the 2025 Camino de California Eucharistic...
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Mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik are displayed throughout the shrine in Lourdes, France.
Father Rupnik has been accused of the...
Book cover of ‘The High Hallow: Tolkien’s Liturgical Imagination’
A new book explores how J.R.R. Tolkien’s Catholic faith — and especially the Mass — shaped...
You know the scenes that make me sob the most in books and movies? It’s not when characters are treated unfairly. It’s not when all seems hopeless. It’s not even necessarily when the protagonist...
“The Eucharist is my highway to heaven.” – (Soon-to-Be) Saint Carlo Acutis Eeeeek! Let me pause for a minute to do some backflips!!! A real-life saint. A saint who was alive only 18 years ago?!...
Imagine for a minute that you are on a mountain with Jesus. You’re both having a great time, our Lord is telling hilarious jokes, and you feel like you’re on top of the world. The view is magnificent…
The Our Father is our foundational prayer as Catholics. If you’re like me, you’ve said it a few times. As in, a few thousand times. Tens of thousands if you pray the Rosary or Divine Office regularly.
Michael Schattle spent his adult life as a missionary — first, in a traditional sense, as a FOCUS Catholic missionary, then, through active involvement in young adult communities. At the age of...
In nearly 15 years of clinical psychology, it’s hard to imagine just how many people have expressed a deep longing to tangibly feel loved by God – to be able to truly rest in His presence. One of...