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Spain’s growing Muslim population has led that country’s bishops’ conference to address concurrent pastoral challenges. The standing committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE, by its Spanish acronym) has approved the creation of a department [...]

Roughly 5,000 fans recently filled the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, for ChosenCon. Thousands of fans of the hit series “The Chosen” gathered at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, Feb. [...]

There is something slightly absurd, and wonderfully human, about awarding a “lifetime achievement” to someone who insists (with a little glint in his eye) that he’s still in the middle of life’s work. At the Actor Awards on March 1, Harrison Ford brought his trademark dryness to the stage while accepting the Life Achievement Award. Read More…

Harrison Ford’s hilarious response to a ‘Lifetime’ award

A few years ago, a photo of an ordinary school assignment appeared online. It was an essay in English, written in neat, almost perfect handwriting. The comments on the post were full of disbelief: “This can’t be handwritten,” “It looks like a printout.” The author was Prakriti Malla, a teenager from Nepal who was a Read More…

Prakriti Malla has “most beautiful handwriting in the world”

In 2022, the National Study of Catholic Priests (NSCP) was released, the largest survey of Catholic priests in 50 years. A new book from the Catholic University of America (CUA) Press, Rebuilding Trust, Clergy Morale in the Wake of Abuse Crisis, invites readers to take a closer look at the results of this survey and Read More…

Book looks at clergy morale after crisis, priests’ lack of trust for bishops

You have to lose yourself in the narrow streets that crisscross the Borgo, a neighborhood close to the Vatican, to come across this little shop. At first glance, it’s a shoemaker like dozens of others in Rome. You walk in, the bell rings, the woody scent of leather fills your nostrils. One detail catches your Read More…

The amazing story of Antonio Arellano, shoemaker to popes

The president of the US bishops’ conference, Archbishop Paul Coakley, released a statement on Monday regarding the country’s attack on Iran. Echoing the appeal made by Pope Leo after the midday Angelus, the archbishop warned of “the possibility of a tragedy of immense proportions.” He called for diplomacy and “every effort to prevent further escalation.” Read More…

US bishops call for “every effort to prevent further escalation”

“It is precisely in the face of the mystery of evil that we must bear witness to our Christian identity,” said Pope Leo XIV during a Mass celebrated in a working-class neighborhood in eastern Rome on March 1, 2026. Continuing with visits to parishes of his diocese during Lent, the Holy Father celebrated Mass there, Read More…

Pope visits parish in a neighborhood battling drug crime

In theory it is easy to “love your enemies,” but when it comes to putting our faith into practice, it is quite another thing. “Enemies” can encompass a wide variety of people we encounter on a daily basis. It could be the person who cuts us off on the highway, or who gives us a Read More…

Look at a crucifix when you don’t want to love an enemy

My photo had become the visual shorthand for white supremacy in contemporary America. The writings of G.K. Chesterton, however, helped lead me to Christ and His Church.