Pope Leo XIV opened a virtual meeting with American Catholic young people Friday by revealing a closely held pontifical secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day.
Pope Leo XIV fixed a technical glitch on Friday in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration.
Centuries of church schisms show that if there’s a doctrine to be fought over, there’s a good chance Christians will fight about it. That repeated splintering is what makes the Council of Nicaea — a...
L: St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music; at right, top to bottom: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thomas Aquinas and St. John Henry Newman
COMMENTARY: St...
Will Lathrop
“Cookies on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx”
COMMENTARY: From candy pistachios to Kewpie dolls, the street festivals of my youth revealed how easily we...
Notre Dame’s president, Holy Cross Father Robert Dowd, said he is reinstating ‘Catholic Mission’ among staff values on Nov. 21, 2025.
Father Dowd emphasized...