Australian bishop sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for abuse of Aboriginal men
One of his victims wrote in a victim impact statement provided to the court: “I trusted him. I thought he wanted me to be a better person.”
Cases for Catholics to follow this Supreme Court term
The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term Oct. 5, with cases on its schedule involving religious liberty, guns, immigration and the environment.
Days after Pope Leo’s visit, riots erupt in Paris
Just days after Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic visit to France, scenes of unrest have replaced the atmosphere of unity and peace that marked the papal trip.
Does a light show at St. Patrick’s Cathedral deliver transcendence? You decide.
A new light show at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York promises transcendence…but the real transcendence might be in the cathedral itself, rather than the performance.
An invitation: proper dress required
October 11, 2026, Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: The readings this Sunday all converge on a common image, that of a bountiful celebratory feast.
‘You are made for love’: Pope Leo pens new foreword to YOUCAT book on love and relationships
Pope Leo XIV offers his advice to young people on finding authentic true love and commitment in marriage in a new book foreword published Oct. 6.
‘Catcher in the Rye’ at 75: America magazine’s critiques (and defenses) of the classic novel
America more or less atoned over the years for its initial dismissal of Catcher in the Rye.
The importance of rules—and freedom—for St. Paul
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis
What 1,000 years of golden roses tell us about popes’ authority and influence, from Leo IX to Leo XIV
The history of the golden rose reveals the shift of papal priorities from political alliance-building to devotional symbolism.
Ahead of Pope Leo’s visit, archbishop warns of a ‘a wounded Argentina, a divided Argentina’
“An Argentina in crisis awaits the pope, with a great number of very poor brothers and sisters,” Archbishop García Cuerva said.
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