The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions

Here are key things to know ahead of the Pope’s trip to Equatorial Guinea, which will be part

ANALYSIS: The Holy See and Iran have had a continuing dialogue in recent years. But the killing of

In an undelivered consistory address, the prefect for the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the

In interviews with EWTN News, ambassadors representing the European Union, Slovenia and Ukraine said they appreciated the Holy

Archbishop Imbamba thanked Pope Leo XIV for accepting the invitation to visit Angola. Angola is one of the

COMMENTARY: The famous phrase from Pope St. Paul VI is widely invoked in discussions about the Catholic Church.

COMMENTARY: Early signs from Leo’s first consistory suggest continuity with Pope Francis’ original pastoral vision — more in

Cardinals who spoke to the Register as they entered the consistory all said they welcomed the Pope’s decision

COMMENTARY: Hope helps us to stake our life on what Jesus has told us about this world and

COMMENTARY: A quarter century after the Jubilee of 2000, the Church is still asking why the evangelical hopes

As one pilgrim told the Register: ‘Hope takes on a radiant strength when thousands carry it together.’ As

Curial reform, synodality, and liturgy are on the agenda in the first such gathering of Pope Leo XIV’s

AI, electoral politics, and spiritual renewal in America are other themes set to shape the year ahead. While

COMMENTARY: The Church pauses in prayerful awe, looking at the year that has passed in the light of

Pause and ponder the miracle we’re celebrating. There is a ceaseless drone of noise in our modern culture.

COMMENTARY: Christmas is a celebration when the Church seeks to renew in every baptized Catholic the call to

COMMENTARY: The only true metric for the authentic exercise of ecclesial authority is Christological — grounded in the

COMMENTARY: The first witnesses to the messianic birth are not the great and the good but the lowly

EDITORIAL: Just how desperately we need hope in today’s troubled world was made apparent though the darkness of

COMMENTARY: ‘Ad Gentes,’ ‘Evangelli Nuntiandi’ and ‘Redemptoris Missio’ offer a potent reminder that the faithful are a key

Bishop Hicks has a diverse and impressive skillset. But how will his Midwestern sensibilities fare in the Big

COMMENTARY: What are the advantages, perils and unwanted consequences of Pope Leo XIV’s Tuesday evening ‘doorstep’ exchanges with

Every year, from Dec. 17 to Dec. 23, the Church’s liturgy enters a more intense and proximate preparation for Christ’s coming at Christmas.