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The commercialization of St. Valentine’s Day can be off-putting in many ways. Many companies not only advertise all kinds of chocolate goodies to purchase, but also overly sexualize the day and even encourage lustful behavior. For some Catholics, celebrating the secular version of St. Valentine’s Day is very unattractive and so instead they do not Read More…

5 Uniquely Catholic ways to spend Valentine’s Day

In the past few years the popularity of pilgrim trails like the Camino the Santiago or the Via Francigena have resulted in record-breaking numbers of visitors to Europe’s centuries-old sacred routes. In some cases, this has led to overtourism. The negative impact of having too many people on the Camino de Santiago made headlines around Read More…

The nun-mapped trail connecting the shrines of St. Benedict

In recent years, Catholics around the world were introduced to St. Carlo Acutis, a millennial teenager who died a holy death in 2006. His simple and honest faith at such a young age has inspired countless young people to lead lives of holiness. While St. Carlo may seem like a rare individual, it’s becoming clear Read More…

Could Joe Wilson become the next millennial saint?

Lent is not a season that most Catholics look forward to during the liturgical year. It’s not like Advent, which signals the coming of Christmas and is a time of joyous expectation. Instead, Lent might be seen as an arduous season of waiting before the glorious feast of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. It’s one of Read More…

Here’s your checklist for a spiritually fruitful Lent

Pope Leo XIV’s travel plans are no longer just Vatican “maybes.” In the past few weeks, multiple local churches — and the Holy See itself — have begun sketching an emerging 2026 (and beyond) map that points decisively away from a “homecoming” narrative and toward the Church’s fast-growing and often fragile frontiers. The clearest headline Read More…

Pope Leo’s travel calendar comes into focus

Over the past decade, Nigeria has endured a relentless wave of terror targeting Catholic clergy and Christian communities, with at least 212 Catholic priests kidnapped between 2015 and 2025, according to an ongoing study shared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria with the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). This figure, Read More…

Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria’s decade of terror

During his years as Prior General of the Order of St. Augustine (2001–2013), then-Father Robert Prevost — now our beloved Pope Leo XIV — made six pastoral visits to Australia between 2002 and 2010. Those journeys immersed him in the warmth, humor, and distinctive spirit of the Australian Catholic community. In Father David Austin’s recent Read More…

5 Australian encounters Pope Leo carries with him

I can understand why one might want to associate the Church with the glories of the Roman Empire, but such associations, though they may be historically important, are not essential for her. 

Sometimes it can take decades or even centuries for the Catholic Church to acknowledge that a holy man or woman should be considered a saint. While Pope Saint John Paul II made the promotion of [...]