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Too Short, Too Structured? Cardinals Reflect on Synodal Consistory

Simone Risoluti
The cardinals gather for Mass with Pope Leo at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 26, 2026, during their consistory.

Participants highlight benefits of collegial exchange but question whether the format allows real and effective counsel to reach the Pope.

A New Mexico Mountain with Christ at the Top Is the Latest Battleground in U.S. Immigration Debate

Pilgrims hike to the top of Mount Cristo Rey for Mass in the Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, on June 28, 2026. The mountain has become the site of a dispute between the diocese and the federal government over the seizure of land for a border wall.

Mount Cristo Rey in the Diocese of Las Cruces stands over a disputed patch of borderland that the U.S. government is attempting to seize from the Catholic Church.

Argentinians Join in Prayer for Earthquake-Shattered Venezuelans

Rescuers carry the body of a victim at a collapsed building following a magnitude-7.2 earthquake that struck Venezuela and other regions in the Caribbean, on June 28, 2026, in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela.

In his homily during a Mass offered for the earthquake's victims, Archbishop Jorge Scheinig urged the faithful to reexamine their priorities in life, realizing one can lose everything in an instant.

Can AI Speak to the Human Heart?

Fritz von Uhde (1848-1911), “Christ and Nicodemus”

COMMENTARY: Truth matters so much that it demands to be expressed by persons, in their own words and from their own souls.

Catholic Admiration for George Washington Has Nothing to Do With His Purported ‘Conversion’

‘Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States,’ a 1940 portrait by Howard Chandler Christy depicting Washington as the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention in 1787

As the nation celebrates its semiquincentennial, Catholic historians remember the father of our country as a central figure in the story of religious liberty in early America.

Pope Leo Strengthens Roman Curia With New Appointments in Key Vatican Dicasteries

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul on June 29, 2026.

With Tuesday’s nominations, the pope changed the No. 2 positions in dicasteries for which he appointed the top officials earlier this year.

Major Relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque to Visit Baltimore Basilica

Diane Lauren and her daughter, Bray, 14, venerate the major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2026.

The reliquary that is touring the U.S. weighs nearly 150 pounds with its protective case. It contains St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s clavicles, two of her ribs, and a small piece of her brain.