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The Quiet Power of a Spontaneous Rosary

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Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death...

COMMENTARY: An unplanned moment of communal prayer after Mass revealed how the Rosary — prayed together — can quietly anchor a spiritual life amid ordinary busyness.

New Old Movie Review: Bing Crosby and ‘Going My Way’

Bing Crosby as Father Chuck O’Malley and Barry Fitzgerald as Father Fitzgibbon in a scene from ‘Going My Way’ (1944), directed by Leo McCarey.

Released in 1944, the Bing Crosby classic blends faith and humor into a film whose appeal has only deepened with time.

Archbishop Gallagher: Surrogacy Is a ‘New Form of Colonialism’

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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations with states and international organizations of the Holy See.

In his address, Archbishop Gallagher stated that surrogacy is an issue that concerns all of humanity and therefore urged a united front to stop 'the commodification of women and children.'

Mosaic Bearing Pope Leo XIV’s Portrait Readied for St. Paul Outside the Walls

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Pope Leo XIV next to the new mosaic of him that will be added to St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica in Rome.

Thanks to the skill and experience of its mosaic artists, who still use ancient technical and artistic methods, mosaics are produced that are inspired by masterpieces of sacred and secular art.

St. Monica and the Spiritual Roots of an Augustinian Pope

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Ary Scheffer, “St. Augustine and St. Monica,” 1854, National Gallery, London

SAINTS AND ART: The quiet perseverance of St. Monica and the conversion of her son, St. Augustine, offer a clear window into the spiritual tradition shaping Leo XIV.

Why Are Mosques Burning in Tehran?

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Fires are lit as protesters rally on Jan. 8 in Tehran, Iran. Demonstrations have been ongoing since December, triggered by soaring inflation and the collapse of the rial, and have expanded into broader demands for political change.

COMMENTARY: In the case of Iran, the answer is complicated.