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Mother Miriam reflects on the joy of the Resurrection during Pascale time and its connection to the life of the Catholic family. Drawing from Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Three to Get Married, she explores how the Holy Trinity is at [...]

"We have great need to recover the sense of mystery that remains alive in your liturgies" --- Pope Leo addressed the Jubilee of Eastern Churches yesterday with these words: The address first quoted Francis, but also John Paul II and several [...]

The quick election of a pope born and raised in the United States was a shock to almost everyone outside the Sistine Chapel in Rome.... Read More The post An American Pope Confounds the Press   appeared first on The [...]

The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people. This time, test your knowledge of May marvels, hamburger history and lyrical legends. --- The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our [...]

“To young people I say: Do not be afraid! Accept the invitation of the Church and Christ the Lord!” declared Pope Leo XIV to thunderous applause during his first Regina Caeli address, as an extraordinary crowd of jubilant pilgrims [...]

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited and prayed at a Marian shrine outside of Rome, greeting the community there and urging them to "be faithful to the Mother."The Holy Father visited the Shrine of the Mother of Good Counsel [...]

commentary --- Daniel Ibáñez Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presides over Wednesday’s Mass for the Election of the Roman Pontiff at St. Peter’s Basilica. COMMENTARY: Preaching, worship and charity aren’t rival qualities but form a unified mission — [...]

Reference photo of two chefs. / Credit: Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Vatican City, May 8, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Nutritionist Giorgio Calabrese, an Italian doctor who specializes in nutritional science, prepared the menu for the cardinal electors who have kicked off the [...]

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) ratified a bill on Friday requiring priests to break the seal of confession if informed of abuse. As this law invites the government into the confessional, likely violates the Constitution's Establishment Clause, and puts [...]

At times there can be an odd dynamic to a papal election, almost like a tape delay, according to which candidates get their real bite at the apple in the conclave after the one in which they attracted the [...]