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Pope Leo’s Superpower: Listening

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Gran Canaria Stadium in Spain on June 11, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at the Gran Canaria Stadium in Spain on June 11, 2026.
COMMENTARY: As recent events have shown, the Holy Father, while not a trained mental health professional, exhibits what is called therapeutic listening.

Rome Conference Hears Defense of Mary as ‘Co-Redemptrix’

Adoration, with Rosary and Benediction, underway during the conference.
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Adoration, with Rosary and Benediction, underway during the conference.
Leading theologians and cardinals examine Marian doctrine, devotion and history nearly a year after the Vatican controversially called the title inopportune in official usage.

NFL Legend Mike Ditka Was a Catholic Coach

Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field on the shoulders of Steve McMichael (76) after the Bears’ 46-10 victory in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on Jan. 26, 1986.
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Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field on the shoulders of Steve McMichael (76) after the Bears’ 46-10 victory in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans on Jan. 26, 1986.
The Chicago Bears icon, who died on Friday, gave to charities, lectored at Mass, and belonged to the Knights of Columbus.

October Is Ablaze With Saints

L to R: Sts. John XXIII (Oct. 11), John Paul II (Oct. 22), Thérèse of Lisieux (Oct. 1), Faustina Kowalska (Oct. 5) and John Henry Newman (Oct. 9).
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L to R: Sts. John XXIII (Oct. 11), John Paul II (Oct. 22), Thérèse of Lisieux (Oct. 1), Faustina Kowalska (Oct. 5) and John Henry Newman (Oct. 9).
COMMENTARY: As the Church’s universal calendar illustrates, it’s not possible to have too many saints.

US Catholic Bishops Condemn ‘Barbaric’ Plan to Livestream Military Execution

In this photo released by the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted of murder in the Fort Hood shootings, is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010, in Belton, Texas.
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In this photo released by the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted of murder in the Fort Hood shootings, is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010, in Belton, Texas.
The decision to livestream the execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan faced strong criticism from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.

The Supernatural Role of a Catholic Campus

Catholic colleges and universities help students look to the saints and the truths of faith as they learn academic disciplines.
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Catholic colleges and universities help students look to the saints and the truths of faith as they learn academic disciplines.
COMMENTARY: If we allow the Catholic university to be a place where faculty, staff and students encounter Christ the living God, the transforming truth and love of Jesus will give rise to a culture that invites further encounters with Christ.

Our True Home Awaits

Statues of 140 saints line the balustrade of St. Peter’s Colonnade, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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Statues of 140 saints line the balustrade of St. Peter’s Colonnade, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Jesus urges us to be sober and serious about our spiritual destiny and that of those whom we love.