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I Also Had My Hour is a unique, wide-ranging Autobiography of G.K. Chesterton

I Also Had My Hour: An Alternative Autobiography of G.K. Chesterton by Dale Ahlquist is a unique and engaging work: a retelling of Chesterton’s life in his own words, taken from hundreds of sources, and [...]

Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children

Vatican City, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed [...]

Sacred music is good for the brain as well as the soul, neuroscientist says

Toronto, Canada, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine was credited with saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Today, scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens to [...]

Notre Dame drops ‘acceptance and support for Catholic mission’ from staff values

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 16, 2025 / 07:00 am Here’s a roundup of the latest Catholic education news in the United States: Notre Dame drops ‘acceptance and support for Catholic mission’ from staff values The [...]

Church hospital attack shocks the Democratic Republic of Congo

A violent assault on a Church-run hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has left around 20 civilians dead and an entire nation in mourning. The attack, carried out late Friday night in the village of Byambwe in North Kivu, targeted a health center managed by the Little Sisters of the Presentation. Patients who were Read More…

Church hospital attack shocks the Democratic Republic of Congo

Priest and layman liberate Christian slaves from bondage in Pakistan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov 16, 2025 / 06:00 am Three Christian families in Pakistan have been liberated from bondage thanks to the ongoing efforts of an Argentine priest and young layman who recently returned to [...]

9 Reasons to pray a Novena

I was in my 40s before I completed a novena — nine days of prayer for an intention. I started many, and would invariably wind up forgetting after day one, doing several prayers to catch up on day five, then forget again. It was only when I had unforgettably urgent things to pray for that Read More…

9 Reasons to pray a Novena

Jesus’ advice on bad news “very timely,” says Pope

Pope Leo XVI acknowledged this November 16 how much bad news we are constantly hearing, and noted that Jesus’ advice in this regard is timely: “When you hear of wars and revolutions,” he says, “do not be terrified.” Jesus’ words proclaim that the aggression of evil cannot destroy the hope of those who trust in Read More…

Jesus’ advice on bad news “very timely,” says Pope