Latin Mass Debate: Priest Proposes New Canonical Structure
As cardinals gather this week in an extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 7–8, a French traditionalist priest has sent a memorandum to members of the Sacred College of Cardinals proposing the creation of an ecclesiastical jurisdiction specifically structured to oversee the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in an effort to […]
Assessing the Fruits of the Jubilee of Hope
COMMENTARY: Hope helps us to stake our life on what Jesus has told us about this world and the next. The Jubilee of Hope will conclude when Pope Leo closes the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6. Now is an opportunity for us to begin to assess its notable successes and missed […]
Springtime Delayed: Why the Great Jubilee Fell Short
COMMENTARY: A quarter century after the Jubilee of 2000, the Church is still asking why the evangelical hopes it kindled have yet to bear their full fruit. On the first day of this new year, Pope Leo XIV quoted Pope St. John Paul II, speaking “at the conclusion of the Great Jubilee of the Year […]
Holy Door Closes as ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ Reflect on Jubilee Year
As one pilgrim told the Register: ‘Hope takes on a radiant strength when thousands carry it together.’As Pope Leo XIV closed the Holy Door today in Rome that was opened by the late Pope Francis last year, stories are being told of the many graces that pilgrims experienced, traversing the path that more than 33 […]
Pope Leo XIV: God Is Found in Humble Places, Not Prestige
Celebrating the solemnity of the Epiphany in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV said God’s saving presence is revealed not “in a prestigious location” but “in a humble place” and urged Catholics to protect what is holy and newly born — “small, vulnerable, fragile” — in a world that often seeks to profit […]
The Extraordinary Consistory: What’s on Pope Leo XIV’s Agenda
Curial reform, synodality, and liturgy are on the agenda in the first such gathering of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate Important issues are on the agenda for Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory of his pontificate which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday this week. But the time allotted to discuss them will be short and […]
Pope Leo XIV Closes St. Peter’s Holy Door
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, bringing the ordinary holy year to an end — a time of grace that invited Catholics to conversion, reconciliation, and hope. The pontiff processed toward the Holy Door as the antiphon “O clavis David” was sung. Reaching the threshold, he knelt before […]
St. Carlo Acutis’ parents helped develop new Vatican City State app
The parents of St. Carlo Acutis contributed to the development of a new official news application connected to the institutional website of the Vatican City State, www.vaticanstate.va, an initiative presented as part of an ongoing digital renewal and as a tribute to the young saint, often held up as a model for evangelizing through new […]
Vatican says more than 33 million pilgrims took part in jubilee
More than 33.4 million pilgrims traveled to Rome to participate in the Jubilee of Hope, surpassing initial projections, the Vatican said Monday. Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, said 33,475,369 pilgrims ultimately took part in the jubilee — nearly 2 million more than the Vatican’s initial estimate of 31.7 million. He also […]
The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Three years ago today, Pope Benedict XVI was laid to rest in the Vatican. Let us pray for his peaceful repose as we look back on his life. The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis led us in prayer during the last days of Pope Emeritus Benedict. To understand his resignation, it requires a look […]