Lost in Translation: An American Friar Explains Thanksgiving in Italy
COMMENTARY: When celebrating the quintessential American holiday abroad, one can’t help but reflect on why traditions, which feel both fragile and precious, matter.
What Jane Austen Teaches Us About Having a Thankful Heart
The beloved British novelist penned prayers that point to gratitude.
Pope Leo Denounces ‘Might Is Right’ in Address to Turkish Authorities
Justice and mercy, he said, must guide political and social life. The Holy Father also highlighted the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
Pies and a Baseball Bat: The Gifts Pope Leo XIV Received on the Papal Flight to Turkey
Aboard the papal plane on Thanksgiving Day, Pope Leo kicked off his first international trip with distinctly American gifts.
In Remotest Zambia, Mary’s Meals Brings Blessings of Nutrition, Education — and Hope
Catholics in particular equate the charity with graces obtained by Our Lady.
‘Infertile but Fruitful’: Leigh Snead Offers Hope to Women Facing Infertility
'I hope they see that, as devastating as it feels, there is a way through. And the way through is to pick up your cross and carry it.'
This Thanksgiving, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Reminds Us What Gratitude Looks Like
As families gather across the country, the first native-born U.S. saint offers a steady example of thanksgiving rooted in faith.
Papal Travels & Advent’s Arrival
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Pope Leo Praises ‘Wonderful Adventure’ of Parenthood, Despite Hardships
‘Do not be afraid to welcome and defend every child conceived. Proclaim and serve the gospel of life. God is the lover of life. Therefore, always protect it with care and love.’
How Plato Turned Socrates’ Death Into a Blueprint for True Learning
The Academy became the model for what a real university should be: a place of honest inquiry, moral formation, and resistance to every ideology, as thinkers from antiquity to Newman have affirmed.