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In a recent essay here at CWR, I commented on the significance of Pope Leo’s decision to devote his weekly audiences during this first full year of his pontificate to Vatican II and to a [...]

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During a pastoral visit to a Rome parish, the pope warned against invoking God to justify violence. [...]

There are four great stars in the heavenly constellation of saints from seventeenth-century France. Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was a highly respected bishop, writer, and spiritual director. Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1571-1641) was [...]

We are in Lourdes, 1858, and a young girl named Bernadette, age 14 or 15 (she’s not entirely sure), sits before the inspector of Lourdes, defending her claim to have seen aquero (that thing).   This is the opening scene of director Serge Denoncourt and producers Kelsey Grammar and Pierre Ferragu’s production, Bernadette, the Musical, Read More…

Musical ‘Bernadette’ is a luminous wonder of faith

Many dream of walking the famed Camino de Santiago in Spain, but did you know there is a “mini-Camino” here in the U.S.? The annual Walk to Mary in Wisconsin is a fairly new tradition, established just 13 years ago in 2013. But it’s grown in an incredible way — and those who’ve taken part Read More…

Record number of pilgrims expected for “America’s mini-Camino”

Pope Leo offered a reflection on the Gospel reading for this Sunday before praying the midday Angelus, noting that faith must open our eyes. The Holy Father said that our faith should be “alert, attentive, and prophetic. It should likewise open our eyes to the darkness of the world.” Here is the full translation of Read More…

Faith is not a “leap in the dark”: Pope’s thoughts on light

Speaking at his Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to bring the Gospel to a world marked by violence and injustice. [...]