One Cardinal Speaks about Pope Leo XIVs Conclave
Polish Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś is among the youngest cardinals that participated in the last conclave. In an exclusive interview with EWTN, conducted inside the Archbishop’s Palace in Kraków, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków reflects on why the election of the new pope proceeded so quickly, whether Robert Prevost was considered a leading candidate from the […]
Pope Leo XIV: the Pope of Peace
From the very first moments of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV made clear that peace would stand at the heart of his mission as Successor of Peter. Speaking to the world from the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica following his election, the Holy Father immediately placed the theme of peace before the faithful and the […]
Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September, including a stop at UNESCO headquarters
The visit will mark the popeʼs fifth international apostolic journey. Pope Leo XIV will undertake an apostolic journey to France from Sept. 25 – 28, a visit which will include a stop at the headquarters of UNESCO. The trip was officially announced on May 16 by Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. The Holy See did not […]
Pope Leo to Coptic patriarch: Christians must work together in the Middle East
The friendship between the Catholic and Coptic churches began over 50 years ago with the meeting of St. Pope Paul VI and Shenouda III. Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Tawadros II, the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, on May 15. The conversation marked the 13th Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics. The Vatican […]
Courage Director Says Synod Report ‘Wounds the Church’
Father Brian Gannon argues how ‘intellectually dishonest’ document departs from Scripture and 2,000 years of Church teaching on human sexuality. The final report of the Synod on Synodality’s Study Group 9 has drawn widespread criticism since its publication last week — not least for what its authors wrote about Courage International. A respected and canonically […]
Cardinal Eijk: Same
By elevating such testimonies without doctrinal commentary, the report effectively normalizes homosexual relationships within a Church context. The recently published report from Synod Study Group 9 represents a troubling departure from the Catholic Church’s consistent moral teaching. While the authors claim they lack “the expertise or, above all, the necessary ecclesiastical authorization” to address individual […]
African Synod Member Did Not Draft Homosexuality Text
Congolese Sister Josée Ngalula did not participate in drafting the controversial section of the final report, despite being a member of the study group. The lone African member of a Vatican study group that published a controversial text on homosexuality in its final report did not participate in its drafting, raising further questions about the […]
Pope Leo XIV to Add Voice to Social Teaching
During his recent apostolic trip to Cameroon, the Pope called on Catholic university students from central Africa to be ‘pioneers of a new humanism in the context of the digital revolution.’ With the publication of his first encyclical just around the corner, Pope Leo XIV is poised to add his voice to the Church’s tradition […]
Pope Leo Honors John Paul II at Fatima Anniversary
COMMENTARY: John Paul explicitly attributed his survival of the shooting to the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima. There was a touching moment — literally — in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. While touring the square before his general audience, Pope Leo XIV walked to the spot where […]
AI and the Worker: Rerum Novarum’s Warning
Pope Leo XIII’s foundational encyclical prompts us to ask: Will AI amplify or replace human capacities? Every technological revolution arrives with its own apologetics. It promises efficiency, abundance, and relief from drudgery, and often delivers a measure of all three. What it does not deliver is the moral vocabulary required to govern it. Work changes […]
