Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

As he announced last week, Pope Leo XIV this January 14 started a new theme for the Wednesday catecheses: the documents of the Second Vatican Council. To begin, he chose Dei Verbum, the council’s constitution on Scripture. The Holy Father spoke on the document in the context of Jesus’ invitation to be his friend. Jesus Read More…

Pope starts Vatican II series with document on Scripture

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The HDMS Niels Juel (F363) warship, an Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, is moored in Nuuk, Greenland, on June 15, 2025. | Credit: Ludovic MARIN/AFP via Getty Images Jan 14, 2026 / 06:00 am (CNA). Greenlandic Catholics are ... [...]

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Let’s be honest: not every season of life feels particularly prayerful. You might believe in God deeply and still feel distracted, dry, rushed, or simply worn out. And as 2026 begins, many people are carrying quiet fatigue — from the pace of life, from worry about the world, from personal struggles no one else sees. Read More…

6 Easy ways to pray if you’re spiritually tired in 2026

Many are familiar with the story of St. Benedict, also known as the “Father of Western Monasticism.” Around the year 500, Benedict left his studies in Rome to lead the life of a hermit in a cave. His holiness attracted many people and they asked him to preside over their community of monks. After a Read More…

This saint was the first disciple of St. Benedict

On January 10, 2026, the Nicaraguan government of President Daniel Ortega announced the release of dozens of detainees from the national penitentiary system, including a number of individuals identified by civil society and opposition groups as political prisoners. The move came under sustained pressure from the United States and coincided with the 19th anniversary of Read More…

Nicaragua frees dozens of prisoners after U.S. pressure

I stand beside Rachel not to provoke but to defend what is real, what is moral, and what is holy—and to show that no amount of power, fear, or deception can bury the light of truth.

In a 1974 address to a group of lay Catholics, Pope Paul VI noted that “Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because [...]

Does the academic freedom afforded by a university include the "freedom" to deny the principle of non-contradiction?