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Leo XIV, the new promoter of Europe’s Christian roots?

One of the last battles fought by the Polish pope at the beginning of the 21st century was Europe’s embarking on a path of secularization that cut it off from the intuitions of its founding fathers. Between 2000 and 2005, John Paul II unsuccessfully attempted to have the “Christian roots of Europe” explicitly mentioned in Read More…

Leo XIV, the new promoter of Europe’s Christian roots?

Have you seen the miraculous image of Our Lady of Las Lajas?

Catholics are familiar with Our Lady of Guadalupe and how she miraculously appeared on St. Juan Diego’s tilma in such a unique way as to evangelize the native people in Mexico and the surrounding region. What many do not know is that she reportedly appeared on a separate occasion in Colombia in 1754. Instead of Read More…

Have you seen the miraculous image of Our Lady of Las Lajas?

The End of Hollywood is an Opportunity for Catholics

AI, Digital Actors, and the Future of Storytelling

A Catholic’s Dubia for the SSPX

As someone who has never attended Mass at an SSPX chapel, nor even spoken to an SSPX priest, I have questions about their confusing status.

Thousands convene in Assisi to pray before bones of St. Francis on first day of historic viewing

Nearly 400,000 people are expected to venerate the saint’s relics while on public display through March 22. Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the [...]

Saint Polycarp of Smyrna: Father of the Church and apostle to Protestants

Saint John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was not the first Protestant who decided to become a Catholic after reading the Fathers of the Church. And he’s not alone. The Coming Home Network, a group established to [...]

Remembering Angelo Gugel

Those who remember the epic pontificate of St. John Paul II may recall a tall, handsome layman with well combed, iron-grey hair, dressed in a black business suit, white shirt, and black tie, following the [...]

Pope Leo XIV begins Lenten spiritual exercises led by Bishop Erik Varden

Bishop Erik Varden, a Cistercian from Trondheim, Norway, is leading the Lenten spiritual exercises for the Roman Curia, which are taking place Feb. 22–27 at the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV began a Lenten retreat with [...]

Pope Leo XIV: Freedom Is Fulfilled by Saying Yes to God

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