1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (673+ words) If you Google the ancient nickname for the Church, “Peter’s Barque,” the search engine no longer takes you first to explanations of Peter and his boat symbolizing the Church. Now it gets you an apostolate producing catchy Catholic catechetical songs…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (144+ words) The International Theological Commission’s major document on transhumanism and posthumanism is the most ambitious Catholic statement on the future of the human person in decades. Here are its five central claims. The document provides what is probably the most detailed…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (296+ words) In 1943, an Italian laywoman named Chiara Lubich founded a group that is known today worldwide as the "Focolare Movement." One of many ecclesial movements, the particular aim of Focolare is to foster unity -- across religions or in other areas of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (473+ words) Credit: Opus Dei - With Permission The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints is currently reviewing the lives of Tomás and Paquita Alvira, a Spanish couple who could be the next canonized married saints. In recent years the Vatican has received…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (634+ words) New Hallow data shows increased interest in Catholicism across the country. The number of college students entering the Catholic Church is on the rise, according to a new study conducted by Hallow. Their data supports the many stories being reported…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (695+ words) Credit: Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija | Youtube Eurovision contestant Rugilė Daujotaitė tried everything from shamanism to ayahuasca in her search for peace. Then she opened a Bible. There probably aren't many conversion stories that begin with a woman dressed as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (382+ words) Not only was his mother a saint, but also two of his aunts, who all encouraged him to fully embrace the Catholic faith. While it is possible to attain the heights of sanctity without any support from your family, it…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (589+ words) Pope Leo XIV’s recent trip to Rimini included a visit to an exhibition dedicated to Léon Harmel, a 19th-century French entrepreneur and social reformer. Source: Public Domain via Wikimedia commons The packed agenda of Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Rimini…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (585+ words) Credit: t.max | Shutterstock When Australia's Archbishop Anthony Fisher dropped a witty quip in a speech, it gained social media attention — but there's more behind it. Sydney's Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP, is known for his preaching, and a recent video clip…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (940+ words) We need to risk human unpleasantness rather than retreat to mechanized simplicity. Perhaps the first step is acknowledging that it often isn't very easy. If there is one thing Pope Leo XIV really wants Catholics to do in the face…...