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When reading a good spiritual book, especially one that details the life and practices of a saint, sometimes we may think that everything should be imitated. This can often leave us overwhelmed, thinking that this is the path to sanctity. We may get the idea that we need to sell all of our possessions, pray Read More…

Why you shouldn’t imitate everything a saint did

Birthdays are a wonderful chance to pause and give thanks — not just for another year gone by, but for the gift of life itself. Amid the cards, candles, and celebrations, it can be grounding to take a moment to look to Scripture. The Bible reminds us that our days are not just markers of Read More…

5 Perfect Bible verses to bless your birthday

Papua New Guinea is poised to celebrate its first canonized saint: Blessed Peter To Rot, a martyred catechist killed in 1945. The canonization is scheduled for Sunday, October 19, 2025 — World Mission Sunday — at the Vatican, with Pope Leo XIV presiding. On March 31, 2025, Pope Francis “cleared the path” by approving the Read More…

Archbishop is part of Peter To Rot’s family: PNG’s 1st saint

World Mission Sunday is held every year toward the end of October. This year it will take place on October 19, with the theme of “Missionaries of Hope among the peoples.”a Pope Leo, who spent decades as a missionary in Peru, urges the Church in a video message to be generous in their support of the missions. Dear Read More…

Watch: Pope shares personal experience, urging Mission donations

A rite of reparation was celebrated at the central altar of St. Peter’s Basilica on October 13, 2025, shortly after midday, a Vatican basilica official told I.MEDIA. The ceremony followed after a serious desecration perpetrated at the altar on October 10. Late Friday afternoon, a video broadcast by several media outlets showed a man undressing Read More…

St. Peter’s altar has rite of reparation after desecration

A view of the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility, also known as the ADX or “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado. The facility has been dubbed the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” because of its remote location and harsh secur... [...]

John McKniff was born on September 5, 1905, in Media, Pennsylvania. Shortly after graduating from elementary school, he joined the Augustinian Order, where he took his perpetual vows. He studied at Villanova College and at the Augustinians’ International College of St. Monica in Rome. In 1930, he was ordained a priest and then studied philosophy Read More…

Did this Augustinian Servant of God pray for Leo XIV’s election?

The Jubilee Year 2025, a time of renewal and grace, invites us to reflect on the role of prayer in history – how faith and hope have sustained nations, inspired victories, and transformed lives. Nowhere is this more evident than in Malta, an archipelago whose story is one of faith, hope, resilience, and divine intervention. Read More…

The power of prayer: Paul, Malta, and enduring hope

Mental health is something that touches nearly every life, in one way or another. Whether it’s anxiety that quietly shadows our days, the deep ache of depression, or the unseen weight of stress and worry, these struggles are not rare — they are profoundly human. For some, the challenges come and go; for others, they Read More…

Called to pray: The US bishops’ mental health novena

How can you discuss the morality of acts when the person you're speaking with is a moral relativist?