St. Joseph Calsanz, the News, and GodGPT?
St. Joseph Calsanz is not well remembered today, probably because the religious order he founded, the Piarists, is relatively tiny — about one-tenth the size of the Jesuits. If history belongs to the victors, protracted pious devotion usually belongs to the saint with a big family tree of spiritual descendents ready to tell his story. And besides that, Calasanz is a man with a very difficult story...
How Can Lay Catholics Spur Bishops into Action?
Here in Massachusetts, our state legislature has just passed a bill that allows for abortion, for any reason, up until the moment of birth. Photos and videos of the ceremony at which the governor signed the bill into law, surrounded by gleeful women who were laughing and cheering, provoked a ripple of outrage when they circulated online. How far had we fallen, in this once-Catholic community, when our political leaders actually celebrate the destruction of human life?
I Brought a Heart Full of Fury with Me to Mass. and That’s Where I Left It...
‘Fearless and Quietly Astonishing’: The Dragonfly That Migrates Further Than Any Other Insect...
Pope Leo XIV Tells Soldiers: ‘It Is Noble to Defend the Sovereignty of Your Homeland’...
Break Free From the Power of Hell Through the Authority of Peter...
God created us to be social creatures, and so he always gives us a way to follow him by following someone like us — patriarchs, prophets, judges, and kings; and above all, his own Son, our eternal King, Jesus, and his earthly stewards, or vicars, the popes, beginning with Peter. So what must the other apostles have thought when they heard what Jesus said to Peter?
On Life in the Midst of Indifference to Christ...
It is very difficult to know what to do about the world’s indifference to Christ, or even about the frequent indifference of the Catholic Church to what her members believe, how they think, and how they behave. We know from endless polls that acceptance of the teachings of the Church is greater among Catholics the more frequently they attend Mass...
Pius Laws, Works of Art, and Money for Nothing...
It is interesting that the Society of St. Pius X has adopted that particular sainted pope as its putative patron. To be sure, he was a clear-eyed critic of the modernist movement and the heresies thereof. But reducing Pius to a one-dimensional and one-issue pope is to miss the man in full. He was in some respects a bit of a radical progressive...
Is Leo XIV Stalling on Financial Reform?
Lourdes Bishop Says Shrine Will Cover All Rupnik Mosaics Ahead of Pope’s Visit to France...
‘It’s Always the Holy Spirit’: Meet 3 Dioceses Seeing Large Numbers of Priestly Ordinations...
Oh, the Depths: A Reflection on the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time...
If Sophie points to God, who notices?
To say the least, Indiana Fever star Sophie (“Do the Sophie”) Cunningham’s quotes about trans athletes and women’s sports ignited a firestorm in sports, politics, social media and the elite press. In this case, the sports world includes the small, struggling Women’s National Professional Basketball Association. The furor started at ESPN, of course...
Canceled Masonic Funerals Put Church-Freemasonry Tensions in Spotlight...
Recent last-minute cancellations of two Catholic funerals for prominent Italian Freemasons have revealed growing confusion over Freemasonry and its relationship with the Italian Church after a decade of controversial efforts to establish dialogue with the secretive group, long proscribed by the Church. In early August, a funeral had been scheduled for Bruno Battisti D’Amario...
Who Will Be Offered the First Red Hats of Leo XIV’s Pontificate?
So far, Leo XIV’s government has been characterized by extraordinary prudence and a certain continuity with his predecessors. He has made only a few relatively minor adjustments to the curia, without touching Francis’ broad reform framework. He has also retained the idea of synodality, but without giving it the central importance it had, at least narratively, during the Francis pontificate...
For Your Life: A Reflection on the Upcoming 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time...
This Sunday’s First Reading catches the prophet Jeremiah in a moment of weakness. His intimate lamentation contains some of the strongest language of doubt found in the Bible. Following God’s call, he feels abandoned. Preaching His Word has brought him only derision and reproach. But God does not deceive...
Why Catholics Are Right About Mary...
Protestants are often baffled by Catholic and Orthodox devotion to Mary. How can we put so much emphasis on her when she’s barely mentioned in the New Testament? And how are the traditional Marian dogmas at all biblical? In this piece, we’ll tackle each dogma in turn before addressing some common Protestant objections. We’ll conclude with a brief reflection on why this debate matters.
St. Bartholomew, an ‘Israelite in Whom There Is No Guile,’ Meets a Gruesome End...
“Can anything good come from Nazareth?” St. Bartholomew (Nathanael1) asks in the Gospel of John, and then immediately identifies Jesus as the messiah upon meeting him. The Lord called him “An Israelite in whom there is no guile.” St. Bartholomew travelled to India and then Armenia, where he exorcises a demon and heals the daughter of King Polymius. The king and his household are baptized, enraging the king’s brother...
Pope Leo’s Sunday Angelus: ‘Let Us Not Retreat Into Our Convictions but Be Open to Christ’...
Beware the Devil’s Clickbait...
A mortal sin, from pride to lust, is only one click away. The Devil has always exploited human weakness; today, technology gives temptation unprecedented reach. Clickbait may be one of his preferred modern instruments. The Devil is a narcissist, and all the clicks in the world that are occasions of sin won’t satisfy him...
Massachusetts High Court Rules Against Statues of Sts. Florian and Michael...
The Death of Two Holy Popes Pius...
Today in Papal History marks the date that Servant of God Pope Pius VII, the 250th successor of St. Peter, died at the age of 81. His papacy was one of the longest in history and contained many illustrious accomplishments – vocally opposing the slave trade, restoring the Jesuit Order to good standing, and once reportedly even levitating during Mass in 1811...
Archbishop of San Antonio Announces Laicization of Priest for Schism and Disobedience to the Pope...
Autism and the Priesthood: How the Church Is Responding...
Psychologist and Catholic deacon Lawrence Sutton once worked with a seminarian, now a parish priest, who genuflected before the Blessed Sacrament but looked like a toy soldier when he did it. Not only did the young man stick out because of his unusual movement, but he couldn’t understand why his mechanics drew attention to himself...
Pope Leo XIV: ‘The Musical Heritage of the Church’ Must Be Preserved...
The Catholic Church Must Prepare for the Coming Battle of Despair...
Pope Leo XIV Expresses Closeness to Victims of Earthquake in Indonesia...
Marian Days: Vietnamese Catholic Pilgrims Gather in Missouri...
Pope Leo’s Sunday Angelus: ‘God’s Table Is Set for Everyone’...
Live in St. Louis, Episcopal Health Concerns, and a New York State of Mind...
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The Complete List of Popes
- St. Peter (32-67)
- St. Linus (67-76)
- St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
- St. Clement I (88-97)
- St. Evaristus (97-105)
- St. Alexander I (105-115)
- St. Sixtus I (115-125)
- St. Telesphorus (125-136)
- St. Hyginus (136-140)
- St. Pius I (140-155)
- St. Anicetus (155-166)
- St. Soter (166-175)
- St. Eleutherius (175-189)
- St. Victor I (189-199)
- St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
- St. Callistus I (217-22)
- St. Urban I (222-30)
- St. Pontian (230-35)
- St. Anterus (235-36)
- St. Fabian (236-50)
- St. Cornelius (251-53)
- St. Lucius I (253-54)
- St. Stephen I (254-257)
- St. Sixtus II (257-258)
- St. Dionysius (260-268)
- St. Felix I (269-274)
- St. Eutychian (275-283)
- St. Caius (283-296)
- St. Marcellinus (296-304)
- St. Marcellus I (308-309)
- St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
- St. Miltiades (311-14)
- St. Sylvester I (314-35)
- St. Marcus (336)
- St. Julius I (337-52)
- Liberius (352-66)
- St. Damasus I (366-84)
- St. Siricius (384-99)
- St. Anastasius I (399-401)
- St. Innocent I (401-17)
- St. Zosimus (417-18)
- St. Boniface I (418-22)
- St. Celestine I (422-32)
- St. Sixtus III (432-40)
- St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
- St. Hilarius (461-68)
- St. Simplicius (468-83)
- St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
- St. Gelasius I (492-96)
- Anastasius II (496-98)
- St. Symmachus (498-514)
- St. Hormisdas (514-23)
- St. John I (523-26)
- St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
- Boniface II (530-32)
- John II (533-35)
- St. Agapetus I (535-36)
- St. Silverius (536-37)
- Vigilius (537-55)
- Pelagius I (556-61)
- John III (561-74)
- Benedict I (575-79)
- Pelagius II (579-90)
- St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
- Sabinian (604-606)
- Boniface III (607)
- St. Boniface IV (608-15)
- St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
- Boniface V (619-25)
- Honorius I (625-38)
- Severinus (640)
- John IV (640-42)
- Theodore I (642-49)
- St. Martin I (649-55)
- St. Eugene I (655-57)
- St. Vitalian (657-72)
- Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
- Donus (676-78)
- St. Agatho (678-81)
- St. Leo II (682-83)
- St. Benedict II (684-85)
- John V (685-86)
- Conon (686-87)
- St. Sergius I (687-701)
- John VI (701-05)
- John VII (705-07)
- Sisinnius (708)
- Constantine (708-15)
- St. Gregory II (715-31)
- St. Gregory III (731-41)
- St. Zachary (741-52)
- Stephen II (III) (752-57)
- St. Paul I (757-67)
- Stephen III (IV) (767-72)
- Adrian I (772-95)
- St. Leo III (795-816)
- Stephen IV (V) (816-17)
- St. Paschal I (817-24)
- Eugene II (824-27)
- Valentine (827)
- Gregory IV (827-44)
- Sergius II (844-47)
- St. Leo IV (847-55)
- Benedict III (855-58)
- St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
- Adrian II (867-72)
- John VIII (872-82)
- Marinus I (882-84)
- St. Adrian III (884-85)
- Stephen V (VI) (885-91)
- Formosus (891-96)
- Boniface VI (896)
- Stephen VI (VII) (896-97)
- Romanus (897)
- Theodore II (897)
- John IX (898-900)
- Benedict IV (900-03)
- Leo V (903)
- Sergius III (904-11)
- Anastasius III (911-13)
- Lando (913-14)
- John X (914-28)
- Leo VI (928)
- Stephen VIII (929-31)
- John XI (931-35)
- Leo VII (936-39)
- Stephen IX (939-42)
- Marinus II (942-46)
- Agapetus II (946-55)
- John XII (955-63)
- Leo VIII (963-64)
- Benedict V (964)
- John XIII (965-72)
- Benedict VI (973-74)
- Benedict VII (974-83)
- John XIV (983-84)
- John XV (985-96)
- Gregory V (996-99)
- Sylvester II (999-1003)
- John XVII (1003)
- John XVIII (1003-09)
- Sergius IV (1009-12)
- Benedict VIII (1012-24)
- John XIX (1024-32)
- Benedict IX (1032-45)
- Sylvester III (1045)
- Benedict IX (1045)
- Gregory VI (1045-46)
- Clement II (1046-47)
- Benedict IX (1047-48)
- Damasus II (1048)
- St. Leo IX (1049-54)
- Victor II (1055-57)
- Stephen X (1057-58)
- Nicholas II (1058-61)
- Alexander II (1061-73)
- St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
- Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
- Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
- Paschal II (1099-1118)
- Gelasius II (1118-19)
- Callistus II (1119-24)
- Honorius II (1124-30)
- Innocent II (1130-43)
- Celestine II (1143-44)
- Lucius II (1144-45)
- Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
- Anastasius IV (1153-54)
- Adrian IV (1154-59)
- Alexander III (1159-81)
- Lucius III (1181-85)
- Urban III (1185-87)
- Gregory VIII (1187)
- Clement III (1187-91)
- Celestine III (1191-98)
- Innocent III (1198-1216)
- Honorius III (1216-27)
- Gregory IX (1227-41)
- Celestine IV (1241)
- Innocent IV (1243-54)
- Alexander IV (1254-61)
- Urban IV (1261-64)
- Clement IV (1265-68)
- Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
- Blessed Innocent V (1276)
- Adrian V (1276)
- John XXI (1276-77)
- Nicholas III (1277-80)
- Martin IV (1281-85)
- Honorius IV (1285-87)
- Nicholas IV (1288-92)
- St. Celestine V (1294)
- Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
- Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
- Clement V (1305-14)
- John XXII (1316-34)
- Benedict XII (1334-42)
- Clement VI (1342-52)
- Innocent VI (1352-62)
- Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
- Gregory XI (1370-78)
- Urban VI (1378-89)
- Boniface IX (1389-1404)
- Innocent VII (1404-06)
- Gregory XII (1406-15)
- Martin V (1417-31)
- Eugene IV (1431-47)
- Nicholas V (1447-55)
- Callistus III (1455-58)
- Pius II (1458-64)
- Paul II (1464-71)
- Sixtus IV (1471-84)
- Innocent VIII (1484-92)
- Alexander VI (1492-1503)
- Pius III (1503)
- Julius II (1503-13)
- Leo X (1513-21)
- Adrian VI (1522-23)
- Clement VII (1523-34)
- Paul III (1534-49)
- Julius III (1550-55)
- Marcellus II (1555)
- Paul IV (1555-59)
- Pius IV (1559-65)
- St. Pius V (1566-72)
- Gregory XIII (1572-85)
- Sixtus V (1585-90)
- Urban VII (1590)
- Gregory XIV (1590-91)
- Innocent IX (1591)
- Clement VIII (1592-1605)
- Leo XI (1605)
- Paul V (1605-21)
- Gregory XV (1621-23)
- Urban VIII (1623-44)
- Innocent X (1644-55)
- Alexander VII (1655-67)
- Clement IX (1667-69)
- Clement X (1670-76)
- Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
- Alexander VIII (1689-91)
- Innocent XII (1691-1700)
- Clement XI (1700-21)
- Innocent XIII (1721-24)
- Benedict XIII (1724-30)
- Clement XII (1730-40)
- Benedict XIV (1740-58)
- Clement XIII (1758-69)
- Clement XIV (1769-74)
- Pius VI (1775-99)
- Pius VII (1800-23)
- Leo XII (1823-29)
- Pius VIII (1829-30)
- Gregory XVI (1831-46)
- Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)
- Leo XIII (1878-1903)
- St. Pius X (1903-14)
- Benedict XV (1914-22)
- Pius XI (1922-39)
- Pius XII (1939-58)
- St. John XXIII (1958-63)
- St. Paul VI (1963-78)
- John Paul I (1978)
- St. John Paul II (1978-2005)
- Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
- Francis (2013-2025)
- Leo XIV (2025—)