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Reflect in prayer each evening. (photo: Unsplash)

The Quiet Potential of the Daily ‘Examen’

COMMENTARY: The three-to-five-minute exercise can be life-changing. There is something both liberating and disorienting about summer. The school
Statue of St. Peter in the Vatican. Image designed in Canva by Jacob Stein.

The SSPX Again Says No to the Catholic Church

COMMENTARY: The Society’s answers will always be No, even when the Church first offers Yes. Numerous accounts of
Jehan Bellegambe (1470-1536), “The Blood of Christ” (photo: Public Domain)

Blood of Christ, Victor Over Demons, Save Us

“You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers… with the precious blood of Christ, like
Pope Leo XIV addresses cardinals during the extraordinary consistory on Jan. 7, 2026 in Vatican City. (photo: Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV Convenes Second Consistory Amid Continued Concerns Over ‘Synodal’ Structure

ANALYSIS: Increased participation and opportunity to submit contributions to the Holy Father are new elements to the meeting,

Cardinal Ruini, John Paul II’s chief strategist in Italy, dies at age 95

Architect of the Italian Church’s ‘cultural project,’ he led high‑stakes fights over life, family, and secularism while seeking

The Second Consistory of Leo XIV: A Method of Government?

ANALYSIS: The extraordinary consistory can include the creation of new cardinals, but it can also be a consistory

Inside the Launch of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

The presentation of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, “on safeguarding the human person in the time of

Courage Director: Synod Report ‘Wounds the Church’

Father Brian Gannon argues how ‘intellectually dishonest’ document departs from Scripture and 2,000 years of Church teaching on

Cardinal Eijk: Same-Sex Synod Report Must Be Forcefully Refuted

By elevating such testimonies without doctrinal commentary, the report effectively normalizes homosexual relationships within a Church context. The

From Rerum Novarum to Today: Pope Leo XIV Prepares to Add His Voice to the Church’s Social Teaching

During his recent apostolic trip to Cameroon, the Pope called on Catholic university students from central Africa to

Pope Leo’s Welcome Act of Remembrance and Tribute — and Reconciliation

COMMENTARY: John Paul explicitly attributed his survival of the shooting to the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima. 

AI and the Worker: Rerum Novarum’s 135-Year-Old Warning

Pope Leo XIII’s foundational encyclical prompts us to ask: Will AI amplify or replace human capacities? Every technological

Leo XIV and the Challenge of Tradition

ANALYSIS: Leo XIV finds himself caught between two sides, both particularly stubborn. The great goal of Leo XIV’s

US ‘Welcomes’ Vatican Input on AI Regulation, Says Ambassador Burch

The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See also proposed a destination for a hypothetical papal visit to the
Pope Leo speaks on the papal plane from Equatorial Guinea to Italy after his Africa trip on April 23, 2026. (photo: Simone Risoluti / Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV: The End of the Pragmatic Approach

ANALYSIS: The way Leo XIV addressed the blessing issue marked a necessary discontinuity with his predecessor. The press conference

Can Unity Be Built Without Truth? Lessons From Sarah Mullally’s Vatican Visit

COMMENTARY: If ecumenism is to have integrity, it must be built not on gestures that obscure reality, but

Was Pope Leo XIV Offering His African Audiences a Preview of His New Encyclical?

ANALYSIS: In recent months, the Pope has returned several times to the themes of social doctrine. In Africa,
Archbishop Paolo Rudelli (photo: Vatican Media / Vatican Media )

Who Is Pope Leo’s New ‘Sostituto’ for the Secretariat of State?

ANALYSIS: 3 key features of Archbishop Rudelli’s appointment. In the complex organizational structure of the Vatican Secretariat of
The Roman ruins of the ancient city of Hippo stand in the foreground, with the Basilica of St. Augustine rising in the background in Annaba, Algeria. (photo: Makrouf Walid / Shutterstock)

What the World Missed When the Pope Returned to St. Augustine’s Homeland

COMMENTARY: At the Basilica of St. Augustine, Pope Leo XIV pointed beyond the headlines and recalled Augustine’s vision
Johann König (1586-1642), “St. George Defeating the Dragon” (photo: Public Domain)

The Mystery of St. George and the Dragon

Why is an early martyr most famous for something he probably didn’t do? A brave soldier slaying the
“St. Anselm,” 18th-century Portuguese school. (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)

St. Anselm of Canterbury, Pray For Us

St. Anselm of Canterbury defended the Church, gave us an important proof for God’s existence and taught us

Leo XIV’s First Holy Week: The Appeals for Peace and the Holy See’s Voice in Today’s Media Climate

ANALYSIS: Leo presents faith as the foundation of the Church’s message to the world, emphasizing the power of

Before becoming bishop, Pope Leo kept an all-night vigil with this saint

On the eve of his ordination in Chiclayo, the future pope traveled to a small town in northern

The Making of Vatican II’s ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ Offers Lessons on Religious Freedom

COMMENTARY: As the SSPX moves toward unauthorized episcopal ordinations, Vatican II’s path to ‘Dignitatis Humanae’ sheds light on

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