A new Pope, a revived tradition, and nine American archbishops in Rome mark this year’s solemnity.
Read MoreCatholics belong to a communion of Christian disciples, and the challenge is to be agreeable even when disagreement is necessary.
Read MoreThe week’s liturgical calendar features saints who died defying unjust rulers — and feasts that point to the deeper source of true freedom.
Read MoreToday’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a particular occasion for gratitude
Read MoreBlessed Iuliu Hossu was characterized by Pope Leo XIV as a 'a man of faith who knows that the gates of evil will not prevail against God’s work...'
Read MoreThe canonization centennial of two influential French priests illustrates new light from the marvelous feast of the Visitation.
Read MoreRobert Poulin was a desperately lonely teenager who sought friends, or perhaps just companions, in the wrong places, desperately wrong places
Read MoreIt’s worth noting that the Pauline Chapel, one of three in the Apostolic Palace, is pictured in the Holy Father’s official portrait. The personal chapel of the Holy Father is the official place for the pope’s prayers and Masses.
Read MoreThe greatest pre-conclave homily was preached by St. John Paul II in 1978, on the Gospel where Christ asks Peter three times, ‘Do you love me?’ — the same Gospel heard in churches around the world this Sunday.
Read MoreHoly Week ended, and so did the pontificate, in the loggia of St. Peter’s for the Urbi et Orbi. Francis had a good death, edifying and mercifully quick, dying according to a liturgical rhythm.
Read MoreThe mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 years.
Read MoreOf all the great basilicas of Rome, the one dedicated to the Blessed Mother was his favorite.
Read MoreThe scriptures' chronicling of the resurrection of Jesus Christ gives hope to a world where inflated bullies continue to wreak havoc on those within their grip
Read MoreThe Register presents five of Tissot’s works that reflect Christ’s path, with reflections.
Read MoreThis Lent, as has increasingly been the case over the last half-dozen years or so, more and more penitents are confessing that they are following the news.
Read MoreThe message of the landmark encyclical, ‘Evangelium Vitae’ is needed now more than ever.
Read MoreAlthough he has not celebrated Mass publicly since 2022, the Holy Father has made Eucharistic adoration a main focus.
Read MoreHowever, vigils for popes, like the current one for Pope Francis, have been the exception, not the rule.
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