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The grotto and the Gospel: Why the Church preserves Lourdes without adding to revelation

When Pope Leo XIV arrived as a pilgrim at the Grotto of Massabielle on Sept. 27, his presence highlighted a foundational question for Catholics: If divine revelation is complete in Jesus Christ, why does the Church recognize and promote a shrine born of private apparitions?The answer rests on the Ch...

Pope Leo: Let Europe’s wounds be ‘openings through which light shines’

METZ, France — The wounds of violence in Europe’s recent past are opportunities to shine light on evil and build a future of harmony, Pope Leo XIV said on Monday.At the last event of his trip to France, the pope celebrated Mass in the Metz Cathedral, a towering Gothic structure dedicated to St. Step...

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV’s final day in France

Pope Leo XIV addressed European leaders at the Robert Schuman Conference Center in Metz on the final day of his Sept. 25–28 visit to France. The title of the event was “To the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity.”From there he traveled to the Metz Cathedral — a towering Gothic structure dedicated to...

Pope Leo says he is not ‘in panic mode’ over AI dangers

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT — Pope Leo XIV said he takes seriously the warnings raised by tech experts about the dangers of AI — including risks to humanity — but he is not panicking over dire predictions.“If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode, no I’m not, I sleep at night. I do think the concer...

[Daily Rosary Meditations] Feast of the Archangels

[Daily Rosary Meditations] St Michael

[Daily Rosary Meditations] St Vincent de Paul

[Daily Rosary Meditations] The Art of Conversation

How to Achieve Whole-Person Holiness, Part 3

In Part 1 of this article, I laid out a general framework for achieving whole-person holiness. In Part 2 of this article, I began listing and explaining some practical steps we can take to achieve whole-person holiness. In the final part of this article, I will continue explaining practical steps we...

Catholic Teaching Is Valid for Everyone

College Commencement Day is a time for great expectations. Graduates have completed their course work and are prepared to go into the world and make their unique contributions. But it is also a day that is clouded by the fact that each graduate will go his or her own separate way, dissolving the bon...

The Triumph of the Chaldean Catholic Church

It has been said that the Catholic Church is a community of communities. It is a collection of various groups that share a common communion, but have different traditions, rites, and ecclesiastical focuses. This is one of the strengths of Catholicism: so many different groups can be held together wi...