The official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is named “Luce,” which is Italian for “light.” (Credit: Simone...

J. D. Vance speaking with attendees at the 2021 Southwest Regional Conference hosted by Turning Point USA at the Arizona Biltmore in...

By Richard Holmes As Black Catholics — and, indeed, all of us! — attempt to internalize and fully embrace the significance and impact of...

Mosaic of Marco Polo displayed in the Palazzo Doria-Tursi, Genoa, Italy. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) By Allison Auth One of...

(Photo: Unsplash) By Jesure Eaton St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities   As a parent, God calls you to raise your...

The Venerable Andrei Sheptytsky, who died eighty years ago on November 1, 1944, was one of 20th century Catholicism’s outstanding...

An icon of St. Homobonus commissioned by Paul Winkler in 2020. (Photo provided) November 13th was the feast day of St. Homobonus, the...

“You were without hope in the world.” This is how Paul describes the Ephesian Christians before their conversion, stuck in the darkness...

In the annals of historical boorishness, it would be hard to find something more egregious than the Holy See’s timing as it renewed its...

just finished a truly amazing, year-long class on prayer. In the last session, we took the Myers-Briggs personality test to help us...

Thirty-five years ago, the son of a great historian helped make history when he asked the question that triggered the demolition of the...

What goes on the feast day’s altars? What do the elements mean? (Photo: Adobe Stock) By Father Enrique Alvarado Parochial Vicar, Shrine...

What goes into the feast day, and how can we celebrate it as Catholics? (Photo: Adobe Stock) By Father Enrique Alvarado Parochial Vicar,...

(Photo: Lightstock) Decorations are up, and thousands of candy bars have been purchased. Porch lights will soon be on, and kiddos will...

Shortly after taking office, British foreign secretary David Lammy described the “nature crisis” as a greater threat than terrorism...

The Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, Kansas. (Photo: Tony Webster/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0) By Chuck Weber Executive Director,...

Winds of about 30 miles an hour, I read, checking the weather the evening of September 26th. The next morning, after a calm hour of...

ROME–Pizza in the Eternal City tends to exemplify a proposition I have long defended: what crossed the Atlantic going west was usually...

(Photo: Unsplash) By Jim Smallwood Former Colorado State Senator Being a good Catholic and working in politics sometimes seems...

(Photo by Jason Weinrich) By Shawn Peterson President, Catholic Education Partners An option is something that exists; a choice is...