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How many of us would get in between two people who are about to unload against each other in a bloody fight? Odds are likely that very few of us would consider such a move and would prefer to stay far away from any violence. Yet, St. Dominic Savio, a young Italian boy of the Read More…

St. Dominic Savio’s peaceful intervention stopped a duel

“The Samaritan woman’s thirst for life and love is our thirst,” said Pope Leo XIV, commenting on the Gospel of the day during his pastoral visit on March 8, 2026, to the parish of Santa Maria della Presentazione, located on Via di Torrevecchia, east of Rome. Children attending catechism classes, young people, and many families Read More…

We have to all learn to pray, insists Pope Leo on parish visit

Being able to understand the words of the Mass doesn’t necessarily mean you understand its mystery.

She never held a job in her life. She never went to college, and of her three children, only one survived her. She founded a religious community, but only joined it after her husband died. [...]

The true Catholic Faith never really left England.

The history of the Church is marked by women who, through prayer, intelligence, and courage, have left a profound mark on Christian life. Among them are four saints recognized as Doctors of the Church, whose teachings continue to enlighten the faith of millions of people. Their strength, their trust in God, and their decision to follow Him Read More…

Feminine genius reflected in the 4 faces of the female Doctors of the Church

There is something about spring that makes people want to rearrange their entire house. Perhaps it’s the sunlight returning through the windows. Perhaps it’s the first warm breeze that makes us suddenly notice the stack of magazines we meant to sort three months ago. Whatever the reason, spring has long been the unofficial season of Read More…

5 Great ways to give your home a Spring reset

Acedia, or sloth, has been called the characteristic sin of the 21st century, because of our addiction to entertainment and distraction. Acedia can mean we are lazy — or it can mean we keep very busy, but avoid doing what we are supposed to do. Profoundly, St. Thomas Aquinas calls acedia “sadness regarding spiritual goods.” Read More…

Stations of the Cross for the slothful

The new apostolic nuncio to the United States of America noted his feelings at having been chosen by the Pope to represent him in “the Country and the Church where he himself was born and raised.” Italian Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia was named the Pope’s representative to the United States on March 7. He replaces Read More…

New papal rep to USA “honored, humbled” to be in Leo’s own country

Between the omnipotence of God, who holds all creation in being, and the impotence of men, who possess no claim whatsoever on being, there remains an impassible barrier which no creature may presume to breach.