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God isn’t looking for technicalities: Pope’s thoughts

Drawing on the demanding words from the Gospel of this Sunday, Pope Leo recalled that it is not enough to be “technically faithful.” The Holy Father noted how the Law was originally a way to bring people toward God, but in Jesus, God himself is among us. “The Law is fulfilled precisely by love, which Read More…

God isn’t looking for technicalities: Pope’s thoughts

Can Mass be celebrated outside of a church building?

Sometimes photos or videos of priests celebrating Mass outdoors, such as on the hood of a Jeep or inside an ice chapel, cause some Catholics to be scandalized. Celebrating Mass outside of a church building can seem sacrilegious or even illegal in the canonical sense, with some Catholics thinking that the priest is committing a Read More…

Can Mass be celebrated outside of a church building?

Pope wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year

After leading the midday Angelus in Rome this February 15, Pope Leo noted that the Lunar New Year will be marked this week. In the coming days, the Lunar New Year will be celebrated by billions of people in East Asia and other parts of the world. May this joyful celebration encourage us to live Read More…

Pope wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year

Historic murals in Iraq emerge from the ruins of ISIS destruction

Restoration work is progressing rapidly on two 13th-century historic mural reliefs at the ancient Mar Behnam and Sarah Monastery. [...]

Join millions for viral Lent decluttering challenge

“Anyone need a high chair, stroller, or bag of baby clothes?” My friend texted our parish moms and tots group last week. Like so many of us, she was decluttering. I’m right there myself; in the past few months, a number of closets and cabinets in my home got a big overhaul.  The cold winter Read More…

Join millions for viral Lent decluttering challenge

The Good Maharaja who sheltered Polish children during World War II

During World War II, the unexpected intervention of the Maharaja of Nawanagar, known as “the Good Maharaja,” provided hundreds of Polish children a home at his personal estate in India. [...]

Jesus: Liberal rabbi or incarnate Messiah?

Readings: • Sir 15:15-20 • Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 • 1 Cor 2:6-10 • Mt 5:17-37 “Was Jesus in reality a liberal rabbi—a forerunner of Christian liberalism? Is the Christ of faith, and therefore [...]

Ukraine bishop at New York Encounter: War begins when man rejects God from his heart

“We can say that, thanks to God, thanks to our Faith, we have a strong foundation,” said Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk. [...]

Slowing of religious decline points to ‘shifting’ faith landscape, experts say at New York Encounter

According to Pew data, the share of U.S. adults identifying as Christian is down from 2007 levels but has held steady since 2020. [...]