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A Clerical Abuse Survivor’s Thank-You to Faithful Priests

Daniel Ibáñez
Ordinandi lie prostrate during the Litany of Saints during an ordination Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sept. 29, 2016.

COMMENTARY: A bad priest deeply wounded me, but through the faithfulness and holiness of other priests, I was gradually led back toward hope, healing, truth and renewal.

Pope Leo XIV Says Evil Crumbles When the Gospel Is Lived Out

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Angelus on June 14, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media

At the Angelus, the pontiff said Christ sees the wounds of war, broken families, and young people misled by false ideals.

Pope Leo’s Illuminating Evening at La Sagrada Familia

Daniel Ibanez
Interior shot of the Mass in the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia.

COMMENTARY: The Holy Father, more than 15 years after Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, spoke of the grand edifice’s symbol as a continuing proclamation of Christ to the culture of Catalonia, and to the world.

Pilgrimages Are Also Made for Walking

Dylan Eddinger
Pilgrims progress on the Servant of God Father Bill Atkinson Pilgrimage in Pennsylvania.

‘A powerful component of pilgrimage can be traveling with others.’