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Where Bishop Sheen Started His Holy Hour Habit

Fulton Sheen at St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota

Minnesota seminary where Archbishop Fulton Sheen began his lifelong daily Eucharistic practice carries on his prayer legacy.

Bishop Baptized by Fulton Sheen Reflects On His Legacy Ahead of Beatification

Daniel Ibañez
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims from the popemobile during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 23, 2026.

In 'The Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen and the Mission of the Catholic Church in the 21st Century,' Bishop John O. Barres reflected on Sheen’s life and teachings.

Sri Lanka Jails 15 for Up to 260 Years Over Easter Sunday Church Bombings

Ishara S. Kodikara
Catholic nuns carry portraits of victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings during a silent march led by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith outside St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2025, the sixth anniversary of the attacks.

The Archdiocese of Colombo welcomed the ruling but said those convicted are only part of the case, as a separate probe into alleged state links continues.

What Leo XIV’s Cardinal Salary Decision Really Means

Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Leo XIV during the General Audience at St. Peter's Square on May 27, 2026.

COMMENTARY: There will be no real return to ‘normality’ — not if ‘normal’ means ‘the way things were before Francis.’

The Dead End of the Partisan Church

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For the Catholic visitor, the Gaspé Peninsula is also noteworthy for the names of the villages along the river and estuary, the great majority of which are in honor of the saints.

COMMENTARY: Polish Catholicism should take a lesson from what I encountered in Quebec.

Bishop of Austin Decries Ice Shooting as Federal Officials Say Man Fled Arrest

Police tape is seen at the site where Venezuelan migrant Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was shot and wounded during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 20, 2026. He was rushed to a hospital after he was shot, local officials said, and is in stable but serious condition with one gunshot wound to the torso.

Bishop Garcia asked for prayers for the man who was shot and “all who have been involved,” asking for government authorities to be “transparent and honest about what occurred.”