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The Cave of the Apocalypse lies along the road connecting Skala to Chóra on the Greek island of Patmos. For centuries, Christians have identified this small grotto as the place where John the Apostle received the visions recorded in the Book of Revelation. The site remains an active place of worship within the Greek Orthodox Read More…

Inside the cave where Revelation was written

The plenary chamber of the town hall of Alba de Tormes, Spain, where Teresa died in 1582, was filled to capacity on Sunday morning, December 21, as locals and visitors gathered for the presentation of Muero porque no muero (I Die Because I Do Not Die), a new book by Discalced Carmelite friar Manuel Diego Read More…

A new book explains what really happened to Santa Teresa’s remains

Most Gen Z converts weren't compelled to conversion by liturgical lace and incense, they were escaping the desert of safe spaces that said they were okay, when it was clear they definitely were not.

Those who want social standards of dress raised above t-shirts and sweatpants will fail to influence more than a small handful through moralistic arguments.

Pope Leo XIV donated three trucks of aid to Ukraine as a “small gesture” of relief for the feast of Holy Family Sunday, Vatican News reported. The aid consisted of 1o0,000 food packets of chicken and vegetable soup, said Vatican News. The food was delivered to the Vatican by Samyang Foods, a Korean company, and Read More…

Pope Leo XIV gives aid to Ukraine; urges end of war

What is Protestantism? It seems a straightforward thing to answer. Protestantism is the affirmation of Scripture as the ultimate, unparalleled authority of Christian faith and practice. Protestantism is the “five solae” of the sixteenth-century Reformation: Sola Scriptura, Solus [...]

Wrapping up the Jubilee Year 2025, with its theme centered on hope (Pilgrims of Hope) such that it has been called the Year of Hope, has most of us asking: What’s next? There is already one clear answer to that question. The 2,000th anniversary of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus is coming soon-ish: in Read More…

Is 2026 the Year of Something? On to the next holy year or jubilee

“I’ve been a fan of yours since San Remo! And my secretary is your biggest fan, if not in the world, then at least in Latin America!” Receiving such spontaneous compliments from a Pontiff is no small thing … Received in a private audience on November 12, Italian singer Laura Pausini didn’t hide her surprise Read More…

Pope Leo’s first year: Encounters with celebrities

When Pope Leo XIV released his message for the 59th World Day of Peace, he did not offer a diplomatic checklist or a spiritual abstraction. Instead, he presented peace as a lived Christian posture—unarmed, disarming, and urgently relevant in a world shaped by fear, rearmament, and technological warfare. The World Day of Peace is celebrated Read More…

World Day of Peace: 5 Takes from Pope Leo’s message

Now that TV and smartphones are everywhere, we forget how things used to be.  There was a time when reading classic books was the go-to entertainment for people from all classes and backgrounds. Don’t believe me? Check out Louis L’Amour’s fascinating memoir, Education of a Wandering Man.  L’Amour spent more than a decade wandering the Read More…

2026 goal: Bring back the lost art of self-education