Pope Leo XIV Urges Prudence on Supernatural Claims
Pope Leo calls for ‘prudent’ evaluation of supernatural phenomena to avoid superstition Pope Leo XIV during an address at the Vatican on Thursday called for the “prudent” evaluation of supernatural phenomena to avoid falling into superstition. “To avoid falling into superstitious illusion, it is necessary to evaluate such events prudently, through humble discernment and in […]
Pope Leo XIV Highlights Example of Enrique Shaw
Pope Leo XIV highlights example of Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw Pope Leo XIV honored the late Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw as one whose life demonstrates that “one can be both an entrepreneur and a saint” and that “economic efficiency and fidelity to the Gospel are not mutually exclusive.” In a message to participants of the […]
Vatican Bank Reinstates Couple Fired Over Marriage Rule
Vatican bank reinstates couple fired for violating prohibition on married employees The Vatican bank has rehired a married couple fired last year for breaking the financial institution’s internal regulations forbidding workplace marriages. The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) — which manages financial assets entrusted to it by the Holy See, the Vatican City […]
Vatican: Dozulé Apparitions ‘Not Supernatural’
Vatican declares alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’ The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) has declared that the alleged apparitions of Jesus in Dozulé, France, do not have an authentic divine origin and are therefore “not supernatural.” The prefect of the dicastery, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, confirmed the declaration based […]
Pope Leo XIV Visits Turkey and Lebanon’s Christian Past
In Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo Will Find Ruins and Roots of Catholic Faith COMMENTARY: Turkey is largely bereft of Christianity, while Lebanon still has a vibrant Christian presence. Pope Leo XIV’s first overseas trip will take him to two ancient, historic lands, both lands of the Bible and of the early Church. But Turkey […]
Pope Praises Blessed Elisva Vakha’i as Model for Women
Pope Leo XIV proposes 19th-century Indian religious as a model of women’s emancipation Pope Leo XIV spoke of the beatification this week of Mother Elisva Vakha’i, a 19th-century Indian religious and founder of the Third Order of the Teresian Discalced Carmelites, highlighting her “courageous commitment to the emancipation of the poorest girls.” “The witness of […]
Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity Is Humanity’s Great Challenge
Pope Leo XIV: Fraternity is ‘one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity’ Pope Leo XIV reflected Wednesday on the world’s need for fraternity — a gift from Christ that frees us from selfishness and division. Fraternity “is without doubt one of the great challenges for contemporary humanity, as Pope Francis saw clearly,” the pope […]
Pope Urges Benedictines to Face Modern Challenges
Pope asks Benedictines to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, holiness Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday celebrated Mass at a Benedictine monastery in Rome, where he urged the monks to confront modern challenges with prayer, study, and personal holiness. Sant’Anselmo Church, located on the Aventine Hill, was consecrated on Nov. 11, 1900. It is part […]
Spreading the Faith under Communist Regime
Spreading the Faith under Communist Regime Central Asia’s first laywoman, who spread the faith under Soviet occupation, up for beatification. The connection between Cardinal John Henry Newman and AI, and, how the Jubilee of Education celebrates him as Doctor of the Church. In an ever-evolving age of technology, we explore what St. John Henry Newman […]
Vatican Probes Swiss Guard Antisemitism Allegation
Vatican confirms investigation into alleged antisemitic act of Swiss Guard The Pontifical Swiss Guard this week opened an internal investigation to clarify an alleged act of antisemitism committed by one of its guards against two Jewish women in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican confirmed. “The Pontifical Swiss Guard received a complaint regarding an incident that […]