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Peter Paul Rubens, “St. Matthias,” ca. 1611 Before casting lots, Peter led with prayer. His example shows us how to discern wisely a...

Floyd Jillson Collection Flannery O'Connor COMMENTARY: She knew how to make fun of herself, in a sincere way few of us do.

Catholic Charities at work across the world. Catholic Charities of Chicago is the official charitable arm of the Church in the thir...

Courtesy photo Pope Leo XIV, when he was bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, recites the prayer of consecration before Our Lady of Fátima. T...

Vatican Media A cropped version of the official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, published by the Vatican on May 10, 2025. COMMENTARY: It...

Erre Roberto Pope Leo XIV holds meets with journalists in Vatican City on May 12, 2025. ANALYSIS: Through his words, gestures and...

Vatican Pool Pope Leo XIV makes his first address to the College of Cardinals at the Synod Hall on May 10, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican....

Diego López Marina/ACI Prensa Current Chiclayo Bishop Edinson Farfán at a press conference on Friday, May 9, 2025. Chiclayo is the...

Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV speaks to the College of Cardinals in Rome, Saturday, May 10, 2025 The U.S. State Department says it ge...

Pope Leo XIV, when he was bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, recites the prayer of consecration before Our Lady of Fátima. ‘The Pope is devot...

EWTN News Former United States Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney speaks to “EWTN News Nightly” anchor Catherine Hadro on Monday, M...

Patrick Novecosky With deep roots in faith and family, the founder of NovaMedia brings Catholic stories to life — and still makes ti...

Stefano Rellandini Pope Leo XIV is seen on giant screens as he delivers his first Regina Caeli address Sunday from the main central loggia...

Kim Roberts Jeanne Vath Ory receives her Regina Matrum Award after a special vigil Mass was celebrated by New Orleans Archbishop Gregory A...

Steven Wielenberg ‘Our Lady of Fatima’ In 1917, three children heard Mary’s urgent plea: embrace her heart, offer sacrifices for s...

Ricardo Perna The Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal COMMENTARY: During a side trip to Portugal, the author encountered the...

EduLife Photos A commencement speaker, if only for a few minutes, assumes the important role of a teacher — one who stands at the midpoi...

Courtesy photo Pope Leo XIV with his friend Father Hugo Gabriel Sánchez on May 12, 2025, at the Vatican. Father Sánchez particular...

Federal Public Defenders Mikal Mahdi. Death row inmates can now choose whether to die by firing squad, lethal injection, or the e...

Daniel Ibáñez Pope Leo XIV during his first Regina Coeli on May 11, 2025 in Vatican City. His election reflects a Church that is...

Vincent D Johnson St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, part of St, Rita High School, has a connection to Pope Leo XIV, in Chicago, on Friday...

Philippe de Champaigne, “St. Augustine,” ca. 1645-1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art COMMENTARY: The words of the doctor of the...

ALBERTO PIZZOLI Pope Leo XIV waves as he leads an audience to representatives of the media, at Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, on May 12, 202...

U.S. Navy LSTs and other vessels unloading at low tide at Normandy, soon after the June 1944 invasion. USS LST-55 is in the center, behind t...

ALBERTO PIZZOLI Pope Leo XIV reacts during an audience with the media, at Paul VI Hall, in the Vatican, on May 12, 2025.