Annual Maryland event prepares educators to foster spiritual growth of students
Before the start of the school year, Kish went back to The Heights School for a conference on the importance of mentoring. Alvaro de Vicente, the headmaster of The Heights…
Poll: Two-thirds of Britons favor legalizing assisted suicide ahead of possible law change
The steady figures come as the British Parliament considers the possible legalization of assisted suicide as activists push for the law change and critics warn against making doctor-assisted killing legal.…
5 things to know about Mongolia as Pope Francis prepares for his trip
Missionaries reentered the country to begin rebuilding the Catholic community from the ground up after the regime ended, and the Vatican reestablished diplomatic relations with the country in 1992. In…
Pope Francis laments when ‘ideology replaces faith’ in segment of U.S. Catholics
“The problems that moralists have to examine today are very serious, and to deal with them they have to take the risk of making changes, but in the direction I…
After 1,700 years, an ancient olive tree marks the vanished hometown of St. Augustine
“The Romans then defeated Numidia and began colonizing the area for its grain and olive orchards,” Denova said. “At the same time, Roman businessmen settled in the area.” Augustine, Denova…
Pope Francis to visit one of the world’s most polluted capitals this week
The polluted air is caused in part by settlements that encircle the city in what is called the Ger District, where poor families burn black market raw coal as well…
Lessons from Saint Monica for those whose children and grandchildren have left the Church
Monica’s fourth-century world is remarkably similar to our own; she lived in a time when Christianity was just beginning and paganism still had a hold. She felt alone at times…
Pope Francis: ‘We cannot be indifferent’ to people caught in drug addiction
Francis underlined in his message that it is often teens and young adults who fall into addiction, especially in a society in which they are “deprived of points of reference”…
6 things you should know about the persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua
The prelate remained under house arrest until Feb. 10, when he was sentenced to 26 years and four months in prison for “treason.” A day earlier, Álvarez refused to leave…
Pope Francis: ‘Look to Jesus always’
Pope Francis gives his weekly Angelus address every Sunday from a window of the Apostolic Palace, part of Vatican City State. Vatican Media “Christ, brothers and sisters, is not a…
Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality ‘truly important’ despite being ‘of little interest to the general public’
Pope Francis accepts the “È Giornalismo” prize from Italian journalists at the Apostolic Palace on Aug. 26, 2023. Vatican Media “You must know that, even before becoming bishop of Rome,…
Parents in Mexico deliver over 100,000 signatures opposing textbooks with gender ideology
Despite the fact that the SEP was notified of the court decision, it said on its social media that there is no legal impediment to continue distributing the material because…