Pope Leo XIV Praises the Hidden Love of Nuns
Pope Leo XIV praises the ‘silent and hidden love’ of cloistered nuns Pope Leo XIV praised the “silent and hidden love” of cloistered nuns who, he said, are free from the slavery of society’s focus on outward appearances. Focusing on the contemplative dimension of the Augustinian nuns, Pope Leo recalled that their founder, St. Augustine, […]
Pope Leo XIV Visits New Clinic for the Poor at Vatican
Pope Leo XIV visits new health clinic for the poor under St. Peter’s colonnade Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 14 visited a new outpatient clinic in the Vatican, built beneath the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square, in the lead-up to the ninth World Day of the Poor, which will be celebrated on Sunday, Nov. 16. […]
Pope Leo XIV Gives Indigenous Artifacts to Canada
Pope Leo XIV presents 62 indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops In a Saturday meeting, Pope Leo XIV received Monsignor Pierre Goudreault, Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, at which the Holy Father gifted dozens of artifacts that originated with Indigenous peoples of the North American country. Leo at the […]
Pope Leo XIV: Film Can Express Our Longing for God
Pope Leo XIV to movie makers: Film can portray ‘longing for the infinite’ Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a vehicle capable of expressing humanity’s deepest spiritual search and its longing for the infinite. The pope received a group of […]
Pope Leo XIV: Church Sees Children, Not Threats
Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed or “religious” world of their own, but to help make human society “a space of fraternity […]
Pope Leo XIV Shares Lunch With 1,300 Poor at Vatican
Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with more than 1,300 people in need at the Vatican Pope Leo XIV had lunch on Sunday with more than 1,300 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, gathering with them in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall for a festive meal marking the World Day of the Poor. The hall was […]
A Journalist’s Eyewitness to the Second Vatican Council
A Journalist’s Eyewitness to the Second Vatican Council VATICAN CITY — Sixty years ago, on December 8, 1965, the Catholic Church concluded one of the most transformative events in its modern history: the Second Vatican Council. For nearly four years, thousands of bishops and theologians gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica to discern how the Church […]
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Flower Who Taught the World to Love Simply
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Flower Who Taught the World to Love Simply LISIEUX, FRANCE / ROME, ITALY — In the quiet heart of Normandy, in 1873, a child was born who would become one of the most beloved saints in the Catholic Church: Thérèse Martin. Though her life lasted only twenty-four years, her […]
Pope Benedict XVI and His Search for Truth
Pope Benedict XVI and His Search for Truth HAMBURG, GERMANY / VATICAN CITY — On April 18th, 2005, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger delivered a memorable sermon in St. Peter’s Basilica. It was shortly after the death of John Paul II — and no one knew that Ratzinger would be elected Pope the next day: “Today, […]
Blessed Eduard Profittlich: Uniting Estonia in Faith and Hope
Blessed Eduard Profittlich: Uniting Estonia in Faith and Hope VATICAN CITY / TALLINN, ESTONIA — Once known as one of the most secular nations in Europe, Estonia is quietly witnessing a renewal of faith. The country’s small but growing Catholic community has been inspired by the witness of its first blessed — Blessed Eduard Profittlich […]
