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Resolutions, Failures, and the New Year

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not l...

The New Ark

The Ark of the Covenant was a wood box about four-feet long and two-and-a-half f...

What is the Jubilee Year of Hope?

I have lived in Rome, taken groups to Rome, and hopped on a plane at the last mi...

Saint Mary Major's Holy Door is open

The Holy Door of Saint Mary Major has been opened, marking the start of the Jubi...

Pope calls on world leaders to cancel debt of poorer na...

After his traditional New Years’ Day Angelus prayer, Pope Francis issues a power...

Pope Francis invites us to cherish life and entrust 202...

Mary “immerses us once more in the mystery of Christmas” and leads us to Jesus, ...

Pope at Angelus: Safeguard life to build a civilisation...

During the midday Angelus on the New Year's Day Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin ...

Whatever happened to the papal tiara?

The triple crown – that oversized, turban-shaped, jewel-encrusted, gold-and-silv...

How Jesus teaches us to be honest with him and with our...

‘[Mary and Joseph] did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.’ (Luke 2...

Jimmy Carter: a lifelong Christian and the first US pre...

Jimmy Carter, remembered as both a transformative leader and a tireless advocate...

2024 in review: Vatican controversies missed by the mai...

ROME – At year’s end, it’s standard journalistic practice to look back at the mo...

Crime at Christmas: good detective fiction may help us ...

The current craze for “cosy” crime fiction is illustrated by the massive success...

The overlooked mystery of the Circumcision

“The Circumcision of Christ” (c. 1640-50) by Leonaert Bramer. (Image: WikiArt.or...