‘Hope,’ which is not what it claims to be and is less than it ought to be, nevertheless gives glimpses into how life in Buenos Aires shaped Jorge Bergoglio.
Read MoreThe rhetoric of the Trump administration, rather than the reality of deportations, has changed.
Read MoreLiturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church architecture, painting and sculpture.
Read MoreVice President Vance’s speech at the March for Life was noteworthy for indicating a shift from the legal front toward a cultural and economic pro-life agenda.
Read MoreThe newly retired Church leader’s greatest contribution was his work as the principal drafter/editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Read MoreCardinal Timothy got the balance correct in his well-crafted invocation.
Read MoreJesus began his public ministry at the lowest place on earth so that we may ascend to the Father.
Read MorePope Francis, on Jan. 11, became the third pope to be given the highest civilian honor in the U.S.
Read MoreThe late president played a vital but often overlooked role, alongside Pope John Paul II, in keeping moral pressure on the Soviet Union and other repressive regimes.
Read MoreThe quiet of Christmas Eve and the revelry of New Year’s marked a great moment of history with Pope St. John Paul the Great.
Read MoreJohn Paul was the Church’s teacher of jubilees, drawing upon his experience in Poland.
Read MoreThe wrongly imprisoned, like Cardinal George Pell, the Carmelite martyrs and Jimmy Lai, use the arts to raise their hearts to God, offering a certain interior freedom, even contact with the transcendent.
Read MoreFor the past 14 years on Friday nights, the Reagan family endured the pains of policing with the help of God’s grace.
Read MoreThe celebration of the restoration of France’s famed cathedral is happening on the same weekend as a consistory of new cardinals at the Vatican, providing an intriguing juxtaposition rich with symbolism.
Read MoreCardinal Ayuso was not a well-known figure, even in Rome. But he was at the center of an important story for nearly 20 years.
Read MoreThe dogmatic constitution on the Church, released 60 years ago, is notable not only for what it taught, but how it taught it.
Read MoreThe home church of Pope Francis marks its 1,700th anniversary Nov. 9.
Read MoreDefinitions of synodality have finally been offered in the synod’s final report, including everything and leaving nothing out.
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