4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1836+ words) Denver's annual Rite of Election on the First Sunday of Lent saw 200 more catechumens than last year "a 35% rise " pointing to a marked increase in curiosity towards the Church, especially among the young. Jaret Duft had been a faithful evangelical…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1363+ words) Each journey to the priesthood began with a different question and a different apostolate, but the same Lord. Each person who commits themselves to a life of Catholic mission comes to that point through a unique journey, whether it's a…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (345+ words) In his first media appearance in Northern Colorado since his announcement as the sixth Archbishop of Denver, Archbishop-designate Golka talked faith, family, discernment, prayer and evangelization. When asked what he would say to the seeking and the curious, to those…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (149+ words) Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Vatican Secretary of State from 1979 to 1990 " and before that, the architect and chief diplomatic agent of the Ostpolitik'of Pope Paul VI " initially played hard-to-get when I tried to interview him for the first volume of my John…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1686+ words) In their mini-Eden, the nuns of Walburga live a humble, hidden life in which they put God first in everything they do. Led by the Spirit into ever-deeper prayerful intimacy with God, they strive to live in such a way…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (162+ words) By Neil McDonough and Andr" Escaleira, Jr. On Saturday, February 7, the Vatican announced that Pope Leo had accepted Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila's request to retire and had named Most Reverend James R. Golka, currently Bishop of Colorado Springs, as the sixth Archbishop…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (234+ words) Last month, Pope Leo XIV received more than 1,000 itinerant catechists in an audience in the Hall of Blessings, responsible for the Neocatechumenal Way in 138 nations on five continents. The papal audience came at the end of a gathering held at…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (363+ words) Now in its 35th year, the collection supports churches in nearly 30 countries that continue to recover from decades of militant atheism under communist rule. Today, that mission also includes responding to new wounds " especially those caused by the ongoing war in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (176+ words) James R. Golka Appointment Press ConferenceOn Saturday, February 7, the Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV had accepted Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila's request to retire and had appointed Most Reverend James R. Golka, currently Bishop of Colorado Springs, as the sixth Archbishop of Denver....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (114+ words) Pope Leo XIV's prayer intention for the month of February is for children with incurable diseases. In a video to be released on Feb. 5, the Holy Father prayed that the faithful would realize that "the smiles, even in the midst…...