As the case of famed Slovene priest and artist Father Marko Ivan Rupnik continues to perplex Catholics around the globe, experts have warned that a perceived gap in canon law is preventing him and...
On Monday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis is receiving antibiotic treatment for an inflammation of his lungs, and that while he is in good condition, many of his commitments in the coming...
After receiving a CAT scan on his lungs yesterday, Pope Francis Sunday did not deliver his weekly Angelus address in person, but did so from the chapel inside his residence, citing ‘pulmonary...
St. Francis of Assisi Born: 1181 or 1182 Died: October 3, 1226 Feast Day: October 4 Patron of animals, merchants, and ecology Background Few saints enjoy the kind of “rock star” status that St...
“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” St. Thérèse of Lisieux Born...
“A false interpretation of Scripture causes that the gospel of the Lord becomes the gospel of man, or, which is worse, of the devil.” St. Jerome Born: A.D. March 27, 347 Died: A.D. September 30, 420...
St. Nicholas Novena: Table of Contents Many children learn of St. Nicholas through the tradition of Santa Claus, but the bishop and saint has inspired the faith life of adult Christians for 2000...
“How great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it.” – St. Jerome Guardian Angel Prayers – Table of Contents Many believers are familiar with the...
Prayers for the Dead Table of Contents: “All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo...
Advent: the season most Catholics would like to honor more appropriately but find it difficult to do so with the commercial Christmas creeping in all around. But when we do celebrate Advent it is...
You could listen to Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey to get you in the Christmas spirit. That might get you into a hot cocoa and snow angels mood, but “All I Want for Christmas is You” won’t prepare...
In my new book, When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics Who Survived Communist Oppression, I document the testimonies of heroic Catholics who kept the faith despite persecution by hostile...