Pilgrimage of Dignity, the News, and Head-to-Head Combat...
J.D. Flynn
The Roman Pontiff is so back. He’s back from France, I mean. Pope Leo just spent the weekend on a Franco-pilgrimage that’s making headlines around the world. It was a pilgrimage of human dignity. During his few days in France, Leo met with abuse victims. He told the world that life means more than avoiding suffering, and that euthanasia is not compassion...

6 Basic Facts and Clarifications About the Angels...
Msgr. Charles Pope
Angels are not human and never have been human. Human beings never become angels or “earn wings.” Angels are persons, but persons of pure spirit. Hence they have no designation as either male or female. Since we have to envision them somehow, though, it is not wrong that we portray them with masculine or feminine qualities. But it is important to remember that they transcend any such distinction.

Notre Dame Consecrated to Sacred Heart for First Time in University’s 184-Year History...
Jonathan Liedl
Notre Dame is no stranger to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The university was founded by a religious order with a particular devotion to the Sacred Heart (the Congregation of Holy Cross), its on-campus basilica is named accordingly, and a former campus cobbler is currently being considered for canonization in part because of his miracle-working intercession to the Sacred Heart.

‘Master, I Want to See’: How True Participation in Mass Makes You Like God...

Insist on Jimmy Lai’s Release...
Kathryn Jean Lopez
It’s hard to bear yourself at the foot of the cross. And it’s hard to recognize your own shortcomings, but it’s also the only thing that helps.” Claire Lai had been reading Fulton J. Sheen, archbishop and trailblazing American TV host, who is advancing on the road to sainthood. She brought up the scriptural image and quote from Sheen in an interview earlier this year...

This Sunday, Jesus Sums Up You and Your Fellow Catholics In a Very Short Parable...
Tom Hoopes
Jesus tells the Parable of the Two Sons in the Gospel reading for Mass this Sunday. Without even touching on what it says about salvation history, it has a powerful personal message for American Catholics in the 21st century. Here are six takeaways for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A, drawn from Sunday Readings columns at this site and the Extraordinary Story podcast.

50,000 Pilgrims Gather in St. Louis for Beatification of Fulton Sheen...

Philly Riots, the News, and Bible ‘Workout’ Trax...

10 Things You Should Know About Matthew’s Gospel...
Clement Harrold
While Catholics have traditionally regarded Matthew as the first Gospel to be written, today most scholars think Mark wrote first, with Luke or (more likely) Matthew writing second. Because of this, Matthew’s Gospel is often dated after the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. But there are good reasons for considering an earlier date. Most notably, Matthew never describes the destruction of the Temple as a past event...

Priest Describes Tearful ‘Spiritual Experience’ During Consecration After Video Goes Viral Online...
Tyler Arnold
A video of a Catholic priest breaking down in tears and struggling to raise the chalice above his head while saying the consecration prayers during Mass spread across social media this week, prompting the priest to issue a statement through his diocese. “Take this all of you and drink from it: For this is the chalice,” Father Brent Bowman prayed at the altar, followed by a six-second pause...

St. Peter’s Basilica Completes Mosaic Restoration of Ornate Chapel Dome...

God’s Glory Is Revealed on the Cross...

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Newark Auxiliary Bishop to Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey...

25 Years After 9/11, Where Does the Church Stand With Islam?

Pope Leo XIV Repeals COVID-Era Pay Cuts to Vatican Cardinals...

The Danger of Being Spiritually Detached from Christ...

Why Does Skating on Thin Ice Sound Like a Star Wars Battle?