To be ordained a deacon on the feast of St. Francis 25 years ago seemed an unintended blessing for a Church that would soon find itself in need of repair.
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Read MoreSheen's life and mission were defined not only by preaching and the sacraments, but also by diakonia for the poor and suffering.
Read MoreArchbishop Sheen suffered more from the Church than he did for her — and did so with equanimity and grace. He understood those sufferings as his carrying of the cross, a necessary part of discipleship. They formed an important part of his holiness.
Read MorePope Benedict’s Regensburg address on the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks remains the fullest theological response.
Read MoreWhich account of the divine is more compelling — Christopher Nolan’s Homer or Pope Leo’s Dante?
Read MoreThe Rimini festival uses art, culture, and Catholic tradition to bridge believers and nonbelievers through beauty and love.
Read MoreFour Polish cardinals—Wyszyński, Sapieha, Jaworski, and Deskur—profoundly shaped the life, ministry, and faith of St. John Paul II.
Read MoreThe wartime archbishop of Kraków shaped St. John Paul II and became a model of episcopal courage whose witness finds a striking echo today in Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Ukraine.
Read MorePope Leo XIV has chosen, with discretion, to end the failed outreach of Pope Benedict XVI to the SSPX.
Read MoreThe Society’s answers will always be No, even when the Church first offers Yes.
Read MorePatriarch Bartholomew 's assumption of Pope Benedict XVI's academic seat in Paris highlights the enduring spiritual bond between Rome and Constantinople.
Read MorePope Leo’s funeral tribute highlighted the immense influence Cardinal Ruini wielded in the Church and Italian public life.
Read MoreA prayer vigil, Corpus Christi procession and a meeting with the Spanish parliament punctuated a memorable trip to Spain’s capital city.
Read MoreIf attracting attention—and good, thoughtful attention—was the intention of Magnifica Humanitas’s presentation, it was successful.
Read MoreVittorio Messori, an influential Catholic journalist, fundamentally transformed modern papal communication.
Read MoreThe consecutive feast days of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński and Pope St. Paul VI recall their pivotal roles in Poland’s millennium celebration and a turning point in modern Catholic history.
Read MoreJohn Paul explicitly attributed his survival of the shooting to the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima.
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