1+ day, 27+ min ago   (673+ words) If you Google the ancient nickname for the Church, “Peter’s Barque,” the search engine no longer takes you first to explanations of Peter and his boat symbolizing the Church. Now it gets you an apostolate producing catchy Catholic catechetical songs…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (144+ words) The International Theological Commission’s major document on transhumanism and posthumanism is the most ambitious Catholic statement on the future of the human person in decades. Here are its five central claims. The document provides what is probably the most detailed…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (232+ words) Credit: Antoine Mekary | ALETEIA Pope Leo recalled the 25th anniversary of the attack on his homeland after leading the faithful in the midday Angelus this September 13. Pope Leo spoke about the 9/11 anniversary after praying the midday Angelus this September 13. The Holy…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (431+ words) Sometimes it can be confusing, as it can appear to some people that Catholics are praying to a collection of different "Marys." In the Catholic Church, the Blessed Virgin Mary is held in high esteem, as she was chosen to…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (775+ words) Her feast day is September 15th, and she'll never smack you with a canned cliche to explain away your pain. She'll just sit at the foot of the cross with you and cry. This summer, my teenage son almost drowned while…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (184+ words) Two tiny silver scrolls discovered in a Jerusalem burial cave in 1979 preserve the oldest surviving biblical text — predating the Dead Sea Scrolls by 400 years. Source: By Unknown author - Edited version of an image of the Kettef Hinnom scrolls, Public Domain…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (296+ words) In 1943, an Italian laywoman named Chiara Lubich founded a group that is known today worldwide as the "Focolare Movement." One of many ecclesial movements, the particular aim of Focolare is to foster unity -- across religions or in other areas of…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (580+ words) Credit: Rido | Shutterstock If you’ve been feeling depleted, Liv Harrison's wildly fun Genius conference for Catholic women might be just what you need. Women are so often “doing for others” as caregivers, and it’s less frequent that they get a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (471+ words) In Canada, chaplains and all members of the military are now banned from talking about God at mandatory public events. Bishop says rule is opposite of neutrality. Since 2019, Canada’s Quebec province has banned public sector employees in positions of authority…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (426+ words) Credit: ste77 | Shutterstock We feel almost dizzy in the face of this mystery -- of God choosing a simple girl to become his mother. Pope celebrated Mass in Genazzano on Vigil of Mary's Nativity. “Imagine peace.” That was the invitation extended by…...