‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Through the Lens of St. Augustine
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV approaches the AI age less as a technological problem than as an Augustinian question of love and communion.
What Eid Tells Us About Islam and Christianity
COMMENTARY: Islam is a mixture of affirming, as well as denying, those truths that compose the Truth.
Charles Zech, Professor Who Launched Papal-Approved Church Management Program, Dies at 79
The professor founded and led the Center for Church Management at Villanova University, where he taught economics for years.
Churchgoers Hear About Political, Social Issues in U.S. From Pulpit, Pew Survey Says
White evangelical Protestants and U.S. Catholics were the most likely to report that clergy recently spoke about abortion.
Vatican Announces Global Rosary for Peace With Pope Leo XIV
A worldwide Rosary, coordinated by the Dicastery for Evangelization, will be prayed at the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on May 30.
2 Years After Pakistan Mob Lynching, Christian Family Still Seeks Justice
As Pakistan marks Eid al-Adha, the son of a Christian man killed by a mob over blasphemy allegations says his family has received no compensation and no one has been punished.
Pope Sets Up Commission to Tackle $290 Million Debt at Padre Pio’s Hospital
The hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, where the saint known as Padre Pio lived for most of his life, has debts estimated to run between about $290 million to $350 million.
All That Matters: A Return to the Eucharistic Heart of the United States of America
Before there was a nation, there was an altar. Now, 461 years after the first Catholic missionaries landed in St. Augustine, pilgrims once again carry Christ into the heart of America.
Pope Leo Urges Priests to Respect ‘Norms of the Liturgy’ to Avoid Confusion at Mass
Pope Leo’s catechesis focused on the Second Vatican Council’s constitution, ‘Sacrosanctum Concilium,’ a document that transformed the way Catholics celebrate Mass.
The Peace We Can Make
COMMENTARY: The pursuit of peace in the Middle East reminded me of words I wrote 24 years ago.