Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

It was the spring of 2020. Father Lucjan Bielas, 68, an active pastor of the Diocese of Krakow (Poland) and a scientist, noticed blood in his urine. “What do you mean, cancer? I’m not in any pain,” he reacted to the diagnosis in the urologist’s office. “It needs to be removed. Preferably tomorrow, because every Read More…

The Child Jesus may have saved this priest from cancer

Sr. Anne Francioni didn’t expect her life’s work to be saving at-risk kids. When she first arrived in southeast Missouri, she was there to work at a women’s shelter with her religious order, the School Sisters of Notre Dame. But before that, she had trained as a pediatric nurse, and soon she found herself asked Read More…

How one brave religious sister helped 20,000 kids in need

In the aftermath of Spain’s devastating train accident in Adamuz, which claimed 45 lives on January 18, one voice has urged restraint, truth, and human closeness over slogans. “The victims do not want politicians to use them against anyone,” said Jesús Fernández, bishop of Córdoba, after presiding over the funeral Mass for the dead. Bishop Read More…

After Spain’s train crash, a bishop warns against political use of grief

They appear on mugs and greeting cards. They float across social media feeds in soft fonts. They’re quoted with the best of intentions — often at moments when someone is hurting, tired, or searching for reassurance. And yet, many of the verses we repeat most confidently are also the ones we understand least. That doesn’t Read More…

Bible verses we quote all the time (but often misunderstand)

Now that we’re a few weeks into the new year, we thought we could take stock of how galvanized we truly are for the year ahead. After all, there’s often a quiet pressure to reinvent yourself when we leave the last year behind: New habits, new goals, a cleaner slate. But what if the most Read More…

The 4 people you need to forgive to change your life

Pope Leo offered his third reflection on Dei Verbum, the Vatican II document that deals with God’s Revelation. This January 28, the Pope continued his series on the Council, offering another consideration of Scripture, this time in light of the “close connection and communication between sacred tradition and Sacred Scripture.” He quoted St. Gregory the Read More…

Scripture and Tradition go together, says Pope Leo

Italian priest Father Roberto Regoli, professor of contemporary history at the Pontifical Gregorian University, has been appointed as the new president of the Vatican’s Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation, according to an announcement by the organization on January 27, 2026. He succeeds Father Federico Lombardi, who held the position for 10 years. The Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation, which Read More…

Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation gets a new president

The MAGA movement’s growing acceptance of “F*** Around and Find Out” bears significant hazards for Christian morality and the conservative movement.

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"Who do people say that he is," remains an open question being asked about Pope Leo XIV, but we do have a list of what he has done, and not done, so far.