Irish synod marks ‘end of an era’ with national gathering
Cultural Catholicism “is over,” said Bishop Niall Coll, and people know that the church needs to form “intentional disciples.”
Pope Leo’s alma mater Villanova traveling to Rome for hoops doubleheader vs. Notre Dame
The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will meet in a doubleheader in Rome — not quite Vatican City, but close enough.
St. John of the Cross on what to do when you can’t find love
Where there is no love, put love in, and you will draw love out.
Pope Leo needs no further cancer treatment, doctors say
Pope Leo XIV received good news today: The results of the much-awaited histological examination confirmed that “no further treatment is necessary.”
Cardinal Czerny on sustainability, AIDS and AI
“Sustainability is not like a kind of a personal achievement. Sustainability is because we all pull in the same direction,” Cardinal Czerny said after receiving the inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal.
Pope Leo in surprisingly good form at first general audience after cancer surgery
Pope Leo spoke with a strong voice and sang the Our Father in Latin at the end—a striking performance a mere eight days after he underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his right lung.
A century of ‘The Sun Also Rises’: Hemingway’s ‘Lost Generation’ turns 100
Ernest Hemingway’s breakthrough novel was published 100 years ago this week. ‘America’ didn’t have much to say about Hemingway then, but in the years since, he’s been a favorite topic.
The timeless wisdom of the psalms
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Julian Navarro
Love: A command performance
October 25, 2026, Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This week’s readings urge us to see how our acts of love toward one another bind us to our love of God and God’s love of us.
2 years after the Synod on Synodality, where does the church in the US stand?
The three-year world-and-church-wide dialogue initiated by Pope Francis continues on under Pope Leo XIV.
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