Pope Leo XIV reunites with his eighth grade classmates
Pope Leo XIV met with 10 of his eighth grade classmates in St. Peter’s Square at a recent general audience. Pope Leo XIV takes a selfie with his former eighth grade classmates during a reunion on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 18, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media …
In Vitro Fertilization
Question of Faith | Fr. David Endres Q: Why does the Church oppose in vitro fertilization? Aren’t all children gifts from God? Openness to children is an essential part of marriage and family life. The Church recognizes children as gifts and affirms couples’ desire to conceive. It is understandable that …
Boys Town founder Father Flanagan moves one step closer to sainthood
The Irish-born priest is revered for his revolutionary approach to caring for impoverished boys at the group home he founded in Omaha, Nebraska. Father Edward Flanagan with baseball players at Boys Town. | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Father Flanagan League By Hannah Brockhaus March 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM ET …
Does the pope vote in Peru or pay U.S. taxes? Key questions remain unsettled
Legal expert argues papal dual citizenship is real, but obligations tied to it may not apply in practice. Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in an undated photo. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News By Angela Ambrogetti March 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET Questions about whether Pope Leo XIV must …
Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem cancelled due to war
The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem cancels this year’s Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem, due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. By Beatrice Guarrera Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has announced that the traditional Palm Sunday procession, which goes from the Mount …
Pope Leo advances six causes for sainthood
Pope Leo XIV advances several individuals toward sainthood, including an Italian who was a father of a family and another who offered his life for the faith, as well as a Spanish religious who served the Church throughout the 20th century. Vatican News Pope Leo XIV received Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, …
Pope Leo XIV: Planes should bring peace, not war and destruction
Pope Leo XIV thanks the Italian national airline ITA Airways for carrying the Pope on his Apostolic Journeys, and laments the use of aircraft as carriers of death and destruction in theaters of war. By Devin Watkins Just twenty days ahead of his Apostolic Journey to four African nations, Pope …
The Appalling Strangeness of the Mercy of God
by Kenneth Craycraft Near the end of his novel, Brighton Rock, Graham Greene details a conversation between an old priest and one of the main characters of the novel, a young woman named Rose. The interchange takes place after the sudden, violent death of another character, Pinky, whose life had …
Custody of the Holy Land: ‘Prayer continues uninterruptedly’
In the midst of the violence in the Middle East, the Custody of the Holy Land invites people around the world to spiritually join in the prayers “so that war and violence may cease, and that the paths of dialogue, diplomacy, and politics…may be walked with courage and responsibility.” Vatican …
Pope on Middle East: ‘What harms them, harms all of humanity’
After praying the Angelus, Pope Leo calls for an end to violence around the world, urging everyone to persevere in prayer because “we cannot remain silent in the face of the suffering of so many people, innocent victims of these conflicts.” By Kielce Gussie Despite the rainy weather in Rome, …
