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When do Catholics celebrate Mardi Gras?

Many are familiar with the celebration of Mardi Gras, a time of year that is spent partying and enjoying food. It’s often forgotten that it has Catholic ties, though not everyone agrees on whether Catholics should participate in it. What is it and when do Catholics celebrate it? Strictly speaking, Mardi Gras is translated from Read More…

When do Catholics celebrate Mardi Gras?

Pope visits St. Monica’s place of death on 1st parish visit

Leo XIV called on Catholics to spread “honesty” and “gentleness” while celebrating Mass at the parish of Santa Maria Regina Pacis in Ostia on the afternoon of February 15, 2026. By visiting this church located on the Tyrrhenian coast, the Pope began a series of visits he will make to the five sectors of his Read More…

Pope visits St. Monica’s place of death on 1st parish visit

Is Greta Thunberg the Antichrist?

Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel may have identified the Antichrist as being an anti-tech luddite like Greta, but is his own technology itself the true snare that will enslave us?

Looking Toward Lent

Lent is coming upon us quickly this year! Will we sit still long enough to slow it down, or just let another one pass us by?

Can non-Catholics receive ashes on Ash Wednesday?

Many non-Catholics playfully ask Catholics on Ash Wednesday what’s on their forehead, frequently commenting that they must have missed a “smudge.” For Catholics, this often seen as an evangelization opportunity, as not all Christians use ashes on Ash Wednesday. At the same time, what’s interesting is that receiving ashes is one tradition in the Catholic Read More…

Can non-Catholics receive ashes on Ash Wednesday?

The Year of Saint Francis: With Insights from Franciscans

In the eleventh canto of his Paradiso, Dante wrote that there “rose upon the world a sun,” a man who shone with love for Lady Poverty, as no man had since Christ: She, reft of her first [...]

God and the gods: A review of The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin

Distribution Service: DailyWire+, new episodes Thursday evenings MPAA Rating: Not rated at the time of this review Reel Rating: 4 out of 5 reels The Arthurian legend was born during a time of great historical [...]

DC bishop: Catholics should ‘get the facts’ on immigration, Church teachings

Washington, D.C., Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala talks immigration and dialogue with high-ranking Catholics in the Trump administration. [...]

Pope Leo XIV, in first Roman parish visit, calls for ‘disarming’ meekness

The pontiff urged “coherence between faith and life” and persistent prayer for peace. [...]

Catholic thinkers, tech experts reflect on promise and perils of AI at New York Encounter

“The pope encouraged us to use AI responsibly, to use it in a way that helps us grow, not to let it work against us, ” said Davide Bolchini, the moderator of an AI panel at the weekend conference. [...]