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Vatican News has provided Pope Leo XIV’s introduction to the book “Peace Be with You!” published by HarperCollins. It is the English-language version of the volume “E pace sia!” published in August 2025 by the Vatican Publishing House. Here is the text of the preface: Peace is one of the great issues of our time, Read More…

“God never blesses violence”: Pope Leo XIV

The Swiss Guard construction project, begun in 2019, has reached a new milestone. It was paused during the Jubilee in 2025 and slowed down by the change of pontificate. Now, it has finally received the approval of the Holy See, and should soon obtain that of UNESCO. This is essential since Vatican City is a Read More…

Green light for construction of the new Swiss Guard barracks

With a discreet post on X (formerly Twitter) on February 14, Canon Robin Ward announced that he has been accepted into the Catholic Church. Ward, who is married with two children, was a member of the Anglican clergy (“canon” is an honorary title loosely analogous to “monsignor”) until his conversion. He cites St. John Henry Read More…

Anglican convert: Church is “pillar and ground of the truth”

Recent popes have all highlighted the reality of the universal call to holiness. After the Second Vatican Council, St. John Paul II in particular pushed to encourage the laity to strive for sanctity, with both Pope Benedict XIV and Pope Francis reiterating the need for all people to lead a holy life. Pope Leo XIV Read More…

How to teach your kids that they are called to become saints

February is Black History Month, making it the perfect time to get to know the “Saintly Seven”: seven Black American Catholics on the road to canonization. While the Church honors many Black saints from other nations — including St. Josephine Bakhita, St. Martin de Porres, St. Monica of Hippo, St. Augustine of Hippo, and St. Read More…

Why you’ve got to get to know the Saintly Seven

The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938), starring Gary Cooper in the title role, nearly bankrupted Samuel Goldwyn given the high cost of production and tepid reception, losing some $700,000 — some $16 million in today’s dollars. Cooper’s love interest, Sigrid Gurie, heavily hyped as “the Norwegian Garbo” in this, her debut film, was born in Flatbush Read More…

‘Adventures of Marco Polo’ (1938): A hidden gem glistening with Jesus’ teachings

Pope Leo XIV and the leaders of the Roman Curia concluded their Lenten spiritual retreat, which began last Sunday, at the end of the day on February 27, 2026. During these six days, the public activities of the Pope and his close collaborators were suspended. In his closing remarks, the Pope shared some elements that Read More…

Pope concludes Lent retreat, shares highlights

A recent post on social media claimed to have the best definition of a best friend. They described this crucial person as: “someone who makes your problems their problems so that you do not have to solve them alone.” This really resonates because it captures what most people long for in friendship: not advice, not Read More…

Essential reading if you’re longing for friendship

A bishop visits with second graders preparing for First Communion and asks: “What is the meaning of Eucharist?” A little girl catches him off guard, saying: “The meaning of the Eucharist is the exit sign.” The bishop pauses, then asks: “Why the exit sign?” The young girl says: “We share in the Body and Blood Read More…

4 Keys to make sure Sunday Mass shapes your week

Everyone remembers when the world was shut down during the great lockdown of 2020. However, there are some things that we are in danger of forgetting, not least of which is the way that the Covid pandemic was used as a pretext to declare war on religion and religious liberty.