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The Unfinished Symphony of St. Norbert

Background: Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (1614-1652), ‘The Reception of St. Norbert in Antwerp.’ Foreground: Cover of ‘The Eternal Pilgrim: A Life of Saint Norbert.’

A new English translation of Father Dominique-Marie Dauzet’s biography traces the dramatic life of the founder of the Norbertines.

How Beatrice’s Beauty Led Dante to God

Lajos Gulácsy, “Dante’s Meeting with Beatrice,” 1907, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

The beauty that Dante sees shimmering upon the face of Beatrice is not some momentary bewitchment or spell, but the real truth about her.

Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

An image of the Sacred Heart in the Church of the Jesu in Rome

Next week, the Bishops of the United States will meet in Orlando and consecrate America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Kevin Rhoades to explain the importance of the consecration and how we can all take part and then Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of diocesan priests living in community.

Pope to German Students: Your Catholic Faith Is a Way of Life, Not a Label

Matteo Pernaselci
Pope Leo addresses an audience the German Catholic Student Associations on June 5, 2026.

The Holy Father highlighted the principles guiding Catholic student associations in Germany — of which Pope Benedict XVI was also a member — religion, scholarship, friendship, and homeland.

Corpus Christi: The Reality of the Eucharist

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Holy Mass for the Solemnity of Pentecost at St. Peter's Basilica on May 24, 2026.

We do not partake of a symbol. The Eucharist is truly the Lord.