The home church of Pope Francis marks its 1,700th anniversary Nov. 9.
Read MoreIn the recent declaration on Medjugorje, the good fruit of visits there is affirmed. But it has not been affirmed that the apparitions themselves are a good tree.
Read MoreBespoke liturgical seasons permit the flourishing of a greater liturgical piety. Some options are hiding in plain sight.
Read MoreWe commemorate the Crucifixion on Good Friday, but on Sept. 14 the cross itself is praised.
Read MoreIt’s impossible for any Christian today to experience the full impact of what is related in the Gospels — but we must try.
Read MoreThe Vatican’s brief Aug. 3 statement in the wake of the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremonies culminated a disjointed seven days.
Read MoreSatan is at work in the world, cultural confusion, corporate influence, ecclesial criticism and preventive preparation.
Read MoreThe Bread of Life discourse was a highlight of the National Eucharistic Congress — and the focus of the next five weeks of Sunday reflection.
Read MoreIn Joseph Zen and Jimmy Lai, China has its John Fisher and Thomas More.
Read MoreFather Landry shares the priesthood with countless others, but he lives it in a way that is rare.
Read MoreThe vast scope of his writings means there is always something pertinent to any circumstance.
Read MoreThe appointment of the celebrated geneticist to head the Pontifical Academy for Life was one of the key signature moves in the papacy of Pope St. John Paul II.
Read MoreThe canonical anomaly, suggested by the Holy Father in an interview with CBS News, was once an anomaly but has become the norm among Catholics.
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The exploration of what dignity means in different contexts will open new avenues for discussion, apologetics and evangelization.
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God’s light never ceases to shine and is far more abundant than the darkness of sin.
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The coincidence of the eclipse and Easter is an invitation to think about light and darkness in the way that Christians distinctively do.
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For that singular moment in Nazareth, the moon determined whether the sunlight – the Son’s light – would reach the world.
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On Easter, our holiest day, Christians read of the high points of Jewish history, because it is our history, too
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