Pope Leo appoints Lebanese-born archbishop as Permanent Observer to the UN
The Lebanese-born Maronite Catholic archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis will become the Holy See’s new Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York, succeeding Archbishop Gabriele Caccia.
Canada’s First Nations communities grapple with historic Ontario wildfires
Smoky air from Canada forest fires triggered air-quality alerts across the U.S.—but for some First Nations people the fires represented an existential catastrophe.
Did Pope Leo just quote a Bob Dylan deep cut?
Pope Leo is the first pope to quote Bob Dylan. But he’s not the first to interact with the famous troubadour.
Catholic Scouting in the U.S. has a new name—and the same adventurous mission
An interview with Bill Guglielmi, the national chairman of Catholic Scouting America, about the state of scouting today
Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
Sister Leticia Ugboaja’s attorney says she has for years been granted protection from removal to her native Nigeria because she was likely to face torture there.
What I learned pondering a galaxy 176 quintillion miles away
The best thing about our trip to the Lowell Observatory was not in obtaining information, but in experiencing, with my sons, a shared awe.
Do you forgive ‘The Vampire Lestat’ for its shortcomings?
Watching “Interview With the Vampire” has always felt like watching someone’s confession. But for me, the third season falls short of its predecessors.
‘Toy Story 5’ wants to indict our screens—and redeem them too
By allowing devices into our lives and those of our children, we fear, we have corroded our fundamental humanity. The ‘Toy Story’ franchise is perfectly positioned to address this.
Review: Columbia’s former president on Trump’s ‘existential threat’ to universities
In his new book ‘University: A Reckoning,’ Lee Bollinger grapples with the reality that universities across the country are facing—one characterized by challenges to their independence from what he labels “authoritarian” attacks.
No one reads anymore. But you should if you want to be a good Catholic.
If we really are entering a postliterate culture, what does that mean for faith?
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