A recent study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University surveyed men who are scheduled for priestly ordinations in 2024. Of the 392 respondents, 95% were raised by their biological parents, and 88% were raised by a married couple...
Caitlin Clark has become a household name after ending her collegiate career with more points than anyone in college basketball, men and women. The Iowa Hawkeye guard was selected as the number 1 draft pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 Women’s National Basketball...
Nate Pfenenger has made his share of “out of the box” art projects, but this may be his most complicated one yet. Nate turned 20,400 black dice into an intricate, larger-than-life-size mosaic portrait of Venerable Father Augustus Tolton. “I didn’t think it was going...
The “Hate Crime and Public Order Act” came into force in Scotland on Monday, raising concerns among free speech advocates. The law creates the crime of “stirring up hatred”, which means that someone who “behaves in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to...
On Monday, April 8, people throughout North and Central America will look to the heavens to observe a total solar eclipse. As darkness falls for a few moments, the temperature will drop, streetlights may briefly flicker on, birds and plants will act unusually, and...
Hong Kong’s draconian national security law has now come into force, despite generalized international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the city. The law will set life-sentences for treason, stricter sentences for sedition, and up to 14 years in prison for...
As we prepare to enter into the most sacred days of the liturgical year, we have a key opportunity to make up for any shortcomings that may have been part of our Lent this year. Holy Week offers us the chance to refocus, reflect, and renew as we wind down our Lenten...
Violence continues to plague Haiti as the national government loses control. Despite the unrest, local Catholic priests are determined to remain on the island nation to care for those in need, whether that need is spiritual or material. “Where can we go? We have to...
Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of U.S. Sister Rose Hawthorne, the daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the greatest fiction writers in American literature who is best known for writing “The Scarlet Letter”. The pope signed a decree attesting to the...
In 1578, the Gregorian calendar was put into provisional use in most Catholic countries to solve the seasonal problems with the year; however, it caused a liturgical problem–what to do on Leap Year Day? The Catholic Church did not want a saint’s day occurring once...