The pontiff’s Aug. 26 general audience addressed the reasons for the church’s recent liturgical reforms. --- VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has described the liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council as necessary to encourage active participation by the faithful. “Since [...]

Pope Leo XIV had a full-circle Blues Brothers moment in Rimini, Italy, meeting “Blue Lou” Marini—the saxophonist known for performing with the legendary Blues Brothers band. The Chicago-born pontiff told Marini he had been a fan since the beginning, [...]

Catholic evangelist, former L.A. County police officer, and world police boxing champion Jesse Romero joins John-Henry Westen to answer the question on every faithful Catholic’s mind: How do we survive the great apostasy in the Church? Romero urges Catholics [...]

Scholars writing in L'Osservatore Romano's ‘Women Church World’ series recast the devil, original sin, and witch hunts as products of male oppression while defying Church teaching. --- Scholars writing in L'Osservatore Romano's ‘Women Church World’ series recast the devil, original sin, [...]

One sentence in a popular Qing dynasty book by the Manchu novelist, Wen Kang (文康, fl. 1850) describes China’s Catholics today. “Bend a hundred times but never break (百折不撓)!”   The post Unbroken: Chinese Catholics resist the CCP appeared first [...]

The decline stopped. Young men came back. Bible sales hit a 21-year high. But spiritual formation never followed — and a 20-year researcher of American faith says that gap is the whole story. --- The decline stopped. Young men came back. [...]

Pope Leo XIV has called for an “ecological conversion,” continuing themes associated with Pope Francis and the broader synodal movement. Frank Wright argues this is not a pastoral development—it is part of what he calls a “liberal state religion,” [...]

Events from this week in Christian history include the birth of Gideon Blackburn, the conversion of Isaac Backus, and the death of St. Augustine of Hippo. --- Events from this week in Christian history include the birth of Gideon Blackburn, the [...]

St. Charbel Trail is a pilgrimage and hiking trail that crosses some of Lebanon’s most striking natural and spiritual landscapes, linking monasteries, villages, and historic sites. [...] --- St. Charbel Trail is a pilgrimage and hiking trail that crosses some of [...]

Artist Holly Guertin, a Catholic convert, creates hyper-realistic sculptural art made of lambs’ wool — all with a sacramental worldview. [...] --- Artist Holly Guertin, a Catholic convert, creates hyper-realistic sculptural art made of lambs’ wool — all with a sacramental [...]