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Archbishop Juárez Marqués shepherds the Archdiocese of Teresina, Brazil. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Archbishop Juárez Marqués Brasilia, Brazil, Dec 3, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). “We don’t need to say that Mary is co-redemptrix, that Jesus needs Ma... [...]

In a meeting with young people in front of the Patriarchate of Antioch, Pope Leo XIV said, “Consider the many Lebanese saints. What singular beauty we see in the life of St. Rafqa, as she endured years of suffering from illness with strength and gentleness! How many acts of compassion performed by Bl. Yakub El-Haddad Read More…

2 Lebanese saints Pope Leo wants young people to know about

When a long-hidden painting emerges from the dust of a Paris mansion and commands €2.94 million at auction, the art world takes notice. But the rediscovery of a 1613 crucifixion scene by Peter Paul Rubens — authenticated after more than four centuries in obscurity — offers something more than a market triumph. It offers a Read More…

A lost Rubens Crucifixion reappears, with its one unique detail

Eastern Christianity carries a visual language that shaped the first millennium of the Church — yet many Western Christians only know bits and pieces of it. These symbols are far from being decorative; they arose from prayer, theology, and the shared memory of the early Christian communities stretching from Antioch to Constantinople. Here are five Read More…

Eastern Christian symbols every Westerner should know

Pope Leo XIV spoke to the attendees of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival by a pre-recorded video message on Monday, December 1, telling them to turn to God before all else. “Being young is a wonderful time in life because there is so much to learn and experience. At the same time, there are many Read More…

Pope Leo to Australian youth: Say “yes” to God’s call for you

Every month, Piazza San Pietro — the Vatican magazine created under Pope Francis and continued by Leo XIV — opens a quiet window into the most personal corners of people’s lives. It is a bridge between everyday believers and the Pope, a place where fears, hopes, and questions are met not with bureaucracy but with Read More…

Pope Leo’s mailbox: A mom asks, “How do I keep going?” 

When drought exposed the pale stone outline of the Basilica of St. Neophytos beneath Lake Iznik, it stirred more than archaeological interest. The remains lie in the ancient city of Nicaea, where bishops gathered in 325 to articulate a truth that would shape Christian faith for centuries: Jesus Christ is truly God. This week’s gathering Read More…

What the ruins of Nicaea teach us today

The time has come to reeducate our bishops, beginning with how they use—and manifestly misuse—the English language.

Surveys indicate that reading books is dropping precipitously across all age groups. This is a tragedy in itself; it’s also a social disaster, as a post-literate society risks becoming a post-rational society. All the more [...]

US Secretary of Transportation (and Catholic) Sean Duffy moved public decorum into the national spotlight to point out that how we dress for and address one another matters.