Pope Leo warns technology cannot replace the value of human relationships
To build a just world, he said, people must move beyond an “individualistic mindset” and invest in human relationships with substance and depth.
Cardinal Czerny awarded inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal
The first Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal, created by the pope’s alma mater, Villanova University, will be awarded to Cardinal Michael Czerny, the former prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
A hot priest, a lonely life and a desire for the divine: ‘Fleabag’ at 10
‘Fleabag’ uses Catholic characters, symbols and themes to depict the loneliness and despair that are so central to modern existence.
We live in the presence of God
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Alessandra Rose
An invitation to extravagance
September 20, 2026, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: In the spirit of the early Christian communities, and especially in the teaching of Jesus, we are summoned to find ways to advocate for equity, not only across lines of race, ethnicity, religion. We are also called upon to advocate for equity by crafting lifestyles that witness to resource-sharing.
In Uruguay, ‘EcoFranciscans’ and other church groups are fighting for environmental justice
Catholic groups lobby governments, corporations and civil society to bring about changes in everything from agriculture to water use.
Synodality, multiculturalism and working with Pope Leo: Archbishop Costelloe on the Australian Catholic Church
Archbishop Costelloe spoke about the commitment to being a synodal church in a country where multiculturalism, social cohesion and improving the situation of its aboriginal peoples are all works in progress.
As Pope Leo prepares to visit France, can its ‘Catholic moment’ become a lasting revival?
Record numbers of young people are seeking baptism in France. As Pope Leo arrives to greet 80,000 of them later this month, the country’s diminished Catholic Church is faced with the challenge of turning the burst of enthusiasm into a lasting renewal.
When joy breaks through
A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by John Consolie
We can always return to God
A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice
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