Colorado promises a free preschool seat to every 4-year-old, unless the family picks one of the state’s 34 Catholic preschools. At the Supreme Court, Justice Kavanaugh asked why the state couldn’t find a “win/win.” Colorado never answered. --- Colorado promises a [...]

Pope Leo's PR machine is in overdrive—Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Al Pacino photo-ops—while he appointed a theologian who backed same-sex blessings to a Vatican dicastery. --- Pope Leo's PR machine is in overdrive—Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Al Pacino photo-ops—while he [...]

The pope sent a message to a conference in Rome marking the anniversary, where attendees discussed the Vatican’s complex relations with China. --- A century after the consecration of the first Chinese bishops, Pope Leo XIV praised the Church in China [...]

The new book “Growing in Humility: 7 Steps with Cardinal Merry del Val” focuses on acquiring the genuine virtue of humility. --- At just 38 years of age, Cardinal Rafael Merry del Val assumed one of the most influential positions in [...]

On Nov. 5, 1943, an unidentified plane dropped bombs on the Vatican — one narrowly missing St. Peter’s Basilica. But who did it and why has it been shrouded in mystery ever since? --- As a neutral territory, Vatican City was [...]

Fairy tales have been part of the Christian tradition for a long, long time, and some of the most brilliant and insightful minds have opined on their importance. J.R.R. Tolkien, in his marvelous essay “On [...] --- Fairy tales have been [...]

Amid rising attacks on Christians by radial Jews in Israel, a Catholic Maronite church was ransacked on All Saints Day, eliciting the ‘strongest condemnation’ from the local archbishop. --- Amid rising attacks on Christians by radial Jews in Israel, a Catholic [...]

I want to try to open you to the spirituality of our first forebears, adapted as best we can to the modern world in which we are living. --- I want to try to open you to the spirituality of our [...]