By VICTOR GAETAN | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is poised to give us a geography lesson on small nations and their social challenges during his July 6-12 visit to three of South America’s least-known Catholic countries, Ecuador, Bolivia and… … Continue reading →

By Mark Shea | Every July, Americans hold the Secular Feast of St. Thomas Jefferson and take a little time out to renew their baptismal vows of citizenship in the American Experiment. As part of that rite, Americans take a … Continue reading →

By Simcha Fisher | What ever happened to avoiding things simply because they were in poor taste? Not because they’re crimes, not because they’re immoral, but just because they leave a bad taste in the mouth. Even if you could build … Continue reading →

By EDWARD PENTIN | VATICAN CITY — On the heels of a strong critique of the Holy See’s current communications structures by the head of a commission tasked with assessing them, the Vatican has announced that Pope Francis is to … Continue reading →

By ANN SCHNEIBLE/CNA/EWTN NEWS | VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Wednesday called for prayer for the people of Greece, shortly after the nation defaulted on a significant loan payment on its more than $300 billion debt. “The news from … Continue reading →

By ELISE HARRIS/CNA/EWTN NEWS | ROME — The Pontifical Gregorian University will offer an intensive one-semester diploma program on the safeguarding of minors and the prevention of sex abuse by clergy, beginning in the spring of 2016. A new… Original … Continue reading →

By Dan Burke | “…to run with an overly active imagination to Jerusalem, to frame to the imagination those things which are to be meditated there, does oftentimes hurt the head.” Finding God through Meditation, by St. Peter of Alcantara, … Continue reading →

By THE EDITORS | On June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex “marriage” is a constitutional right. As many of us heard the news, our thoughts immediately turned to our families. What would this mean for our children, … Continue reading →

By BRIAN FRAGA | WASHINGTON — In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing same-sex civil marriage nationally, several Southern state officials vociferously criticized Obergefell v. Hodges — but despite a few pockets of resistance,… Original Article

By Philip Kosloski | Two years before he was elected Pope, John Paul II was invited to give a homily at the International Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia. He preached at a Mass on August 3, 1976 on the topic of … Continue reading →