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Pope Leo XIV, in meeting with award committee, calls for concrete acts of charity

Pope Leo XIV meets with the committee that chooses recipients of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity, at the Vatican on December 11, 2025. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 12, 2025 / 06:52 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV urged concrete acts of charity... [...]

“The Best Books I Read in 2025”

Dear Readers, With this list, we enter a third decade of the “Best Books I Read…”, which is both difficult to comprehend and heart-warming to ponder. This yearly feature began with the simple belief that [...]

Poll: Catholic support for IVF falls below 50% when Church teaching explained

The results demonstrate that just informing Catholic voters about the Church’s position on IVF and the immorality of the procedure is sufficient to cause an immediate 14-point shift against IVF in the public opinion of the Catholic faithful. / C... [...]

There Is No Such Thing As An “Affordability President”

President Trump promises to be the “affordability president.” The problem is that he—like presidents before him—won’t address the root cause of rising prices.

Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Eucharist

Do just one-third of American Catholics believe that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, as was reported in this 2019 study? Or do two-thirds believe Church teaching on the Eucharist, if you question them [...]

The Catholic Battle for Constitutionalism

A just society will legislate upon the natural law and leave the courts to interpret the laws as written.

What astronomy says about the stars of Our Lady of Guadalupe

When Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego, she did so in such a manner as to teach the native people about who she was, using imagery from their own religious practices. This included a rose-tinted tunic with four-petaled flowers imprinted on it, symbolizing the earth and the four seasons. The rose color Read More…

What astronomy says about the stars of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Pope Leo calls for promoting ‘cultural diplomacy’ to overcome borders and prejudices

Pope Leo XIV receives members of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology on Dec. 11, 2025, in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Dec 11, 2025 / 18:30 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Dec. 11 emphasized ... [...]