Pope Leo XIV: Film Can Express Our Longing for God
Pope Leo XIV to movie makers: Film can portray ‘longing for the infinite’ Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a vehicle capable of expressing humanity’s deepest spiritual search and its longing for the infinite. The pope received a group of […]
Pope Leo XIV: Church Sees Children, Not Threats
Pope Leo XIV: Where the world sees threats, the Church sees children Celebrating Mass for the Jubilee of the Poor on the Ninth World Day of the Poor, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians not to retreat into a closed or “religious” world of their own, but to help make human society “a space of fraternity […]
Pope Leo XIV Shares Lunch With 1,300 Poor at Vatican
Pope Leo XIV shares lunch with more than 1,300 people in need at the Vatican Pope Leo XIV had lunch on Sunday with more than 1,300 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, gathering with them in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall for a festive meal marking the World Day of the Poor. The hall was […]
A Journalist’s Eyewitness to the Second Vatican Council
A Journalist’s Eyewitness to the Second Vatican Council VATICAN CITY — Sixty years ago, on December 8, 1965, the Catholic Church concluded one of the most transformative events in its modern history: the Second Vatican Council. For nearly four years, thousands of bishops and theologians gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica to discern how the Church […]
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Flower Who Taught the World to Love Simply
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Little Flower Who Taught the World to Love Simply LISIEUX, FRANCE / ROME, ITALY — In the quiet heart of Normandy, in 1873, a child was born who would become one of the most beloved saints in the Catholic Church: Thérèse Martin. Though her life lasted only twenty-four years, her […]
Pope Benedict XVI and His Search for Truth
Pope Benedict XVI and His Search for Truth HAMBURG, GERMANY / VATICAN CITY — On April 18th, 2005, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger delivered a memorable sermon in St. Peter’s Basilica. It was shortly after the death of John Paul II — and no one knew that Ratzinger would be elected Pope the next day: “Today, […]
Blessed Eduard Profittlich: Uniting Estonia in Faith and Hope
Blessed Eduard Profittlich: Uniting Estonia in Faith and Hope VATICAN CITY / TALLINN, ESTONIA — Once known as one of the most secular nations in Europe, Estonia is quietly witnessing a renewal of faith. The country’s small but growing Catholic community has been inspired by the witness of its first blessed — Blessed Eduard Profittlich […]
Builders AI Forum: A.I. at the Churchs Service
Builders AI Forum: A.I. at the Church’s Service ROME, ITALY — From November 6th to 7th, experts in artificial intelligence, technology companies, and investors gathered at the Pontifical Gregorian University for the Builders AI Forum — a landmark event dedicated to exploring how artificial intelligence can serve the mission of the Catholic Church in education, […]
Pope Leo Warns on AI and Modern Addictions
Pope Leo Warns on AI and Modern Addictions In this week’s Vatican updates, Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful reminder that the Church must be anchored in the person of Christ rather than in worldly measures of success. Addressing a record number of pilgrims at his weekly general audience, the Holy Father cautioned against trends […]
Why 3 Popes Say Lord of the World Predicted Today
Why 3 Popes Say the Antichrist Novel ‘Lord of the World’ Predicted Our Times In Benson’s prophetic vision, the Church persists amid a godless world obsessed with progress, pleasure and power. In 2015, on a flight back to the Vatican from the Philippines, Pope Francis told journalists: “There is a book … it is called […]