The canonization centennial of two influential French priests illustrates new light from the marvelous feast of the Visitation.
Read MorePapal initiation homilies have long served as moments of clarity, not only inaugurating a pontificate but auguring its direction.
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 MoreIn his first days as Pope, Leo XIV has signaled continuity over rupture, rooted his vision in patristic tradition, and issued a bold call to young people: ‘Do not be afraid.’
Read MoreWho the new pope will be is not exactly who he has been — being Leo is different than being Robert, just as being Peter is different than being Simon.
Read MorePreaching, worship and charity aren’t rival qualities but form a unified mission — and the new pope must live and lead with all three.
Read MorePope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and poor governance.
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 MoreFive areas are worthy of assessment: migration, tyranny, China, climate change and Islam.
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 MoreJesus’ final words from the Cross — ‘It is finished’ — do not signal an end, but a consummation. Through the Creed and the Cross, we are invited into the mystery that continues through the Church, the sacraments, and the promise of resurrection.
Read MoreThe sixth word Christ utters from the cross brings us to the death of the Lord Jesus, crucified for our sake.
Read MoreThe fifth word from the cross points to Christ’s real bodily suffering — and his divine thirst for our salvation — as foretold in Scripture and confessed in the Creed.
Read MoreThe fourth of Christ’s ‘Seven Last Words From the Cross’ reflects the mystery at the heart of the Nicene Creed — a suffering God who prays Psalm 22 and transforms our dereliction into redemption.
Read MoreThe Register presents five of Tissot’s works that reflect Christ’s path, with reflections.
Read MoreThe third of Christ’s ‘Seven Last Words From the Cross’ reveals the feminine and maternal dimension of the mystery of salvation.
Read MoreGod From God, Light From Light, True God From True God
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