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Stock image of a stone statue of an angel surrounded by falling snow.
FaithExplainer
People don’t become angels when they die. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t watching over us.
Jim McDermott
Is it in keeping with our faith to believe it is possible that those who have died may be able to help us? Absolutely.
Bishops in bright red and gold vestments are pictured as Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow celebrates the Divine Liturgy
FaithExplainer
Explainer: Understanding Orthodoxy, the shared religion of Ukraine and Russia
J. Eugene Clay
Why one Orthodox patriarch can denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine even while another supports it
FaithExplainer
6 things you didn’t know about the canonization of St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Francis Xavier
Jim McDermott
On March 12, the Society of Jesus celebrates the 400th anniversary of the canonizations of St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Francis Xavier. Here are six interesting facts about this important moment in the life of the Jesuits.
A man bows his head in prayer, clasping the rosary between his hands
FaithExplainer
I’m a priest who never had a devotion to the rosary. So I decided to dig into its meaning.
Jim McDermott
Where did the practice of praying the rosary come from, and why is it such an important part of so many Catholics’ spiritual lives?
FaithExplainer
Which president met the most popes? Who gave the weirdest gift? A brief history of U.S.-Vatican encounters.
James T. Keane
When Pope Francis welcomes U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to the Vatican tomorrow, it will mark the 31st meeting between a sitting pope and a sitting U.S. president.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Pope Francis wants you to remember the three T’s: Tierra, Techo, Trabajo (Land, Lodging, Labor)
Kevin Clarke
The pope calls his three T’s—“Tierra, techo, trabajo”—sacred rights.
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