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Featured/Vatican

No one can or will change the nature of the priesthood, cardinal says

by Carol Glatz
Henry Kissinger
Featured/National

Henry Kissinger, famed diplomat who shaped U.S. foreign policy and met popes, dies at 100

by Kate Scanlon
Catholic Single Mothers
Featured/In Depth

This ministry offers hope to Catholic single mothers

by Nicole Snook
BISHOP ROLANDO ÁLVAREZ
Featured/National

Lawmakers call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez

by Kate Scanlon
Black Catholic hero
Featured/My Faith

Black Catholic hero of charity, fed by the Eucharist, inspires faithful to holiness

by Gina Christian
Uganda child marriage
Featured/World

Church fights a battle for young girls in Uganda, where child marriage is a plague

by Tonny Onyuolo

Advent

Advent

Let the warmth of Advent pull the bleak midwinter from you

Sweeney Todd

Unveiling the Advent allegory in Sweeney Todd

Christmas Lights

Who cares when you put up your Christmas lights?

Advent consolation

Advent and the surprise answer to the mystery of consolation

Transgender

Transgender lunch, Michael Voris, mental health

spiritual eyes

Watching with spiritual eyes in Advent

Culture

Sweeney Todd

Unveiling the Advent allegory in Sweeney Todd

Cricket on the Hearth

‘You kill your crickets, eh?’ Discovering Dickens’ other Christmas tale

Nicaragua Catholic Miss Universe

Miss Universe wins the hearts of fellow Nicaraguan countrymen

National

Bishop Burbidge

U.S. bishop explains why abortion is a genuine ‘priority’ amid elections

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger, famed diplomat who shaped U.S. foreign policy and met popes, dies at 100

BISHOP ROLANDO ÁLVAREZ

Lawmakers call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez

Black Catholics

Baltimore group visits Vatican officials to advocate for canonization of Black Catholics

NEW JERSEY PRIEST 'CABRINI' FILM SCRIPT ADVISER

New Jersey priest’s devotion to saint helps bring her life to the big screen

Texas State Capitol

Texas Supreme Court considers request for clarity on exemptions to abortion ban

My Faith

sparrows in winter

Faith lessons from the sparrows in winter

Advent

Let the warmth of Advent pull the bleak midwinter from you

BLESSED JAMES ALBERIONE, FOUNDER OF THE PAULINES

Pray the news, pray the media, and imbue the culture with Christ

Black Catholic hero

Black Catholic hero of charity, fed by the Eucharist, inspires faithful to holiness

In Depth

Catholic Single Mothers
by Nicole Snook

This ministry offers hope to Catholic single mothers

Jesse Tree
by Colleen Pressprich

Discover the Jesse Tree, a hidden gem of Advent traditions

gift guide
by Lori Hadacek Chaplin

Make your Christmas lists! Our holiday gift guide is here

Travel

NAPLES NATIVITY DISPLAY

Neapolitan crèches call us to see Christ wherever we are

MONTLIGEON SHRINE FRANCE

‘Tears are sign of love,’ says rector of French sanctuary known for praying for the dead

Clonmacnoise

Did this medieval pilgrimage inspire the hobbits’ path to Mordor?

Virginia minor basilica

Virginia church named minor basilica

Saints

St. Edmund Campion

St. Edmund Campion

Andrew

St. Andrew the Apostle

St. Catherine of Alexandria

St. Catherine of Alexandria

St. Andrew Dung-Lac

St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

Scripture

spiritual eyes

Watching with spiritual eyes in Advent

CHRIST THE KING

What it means to be a king

Parable of the Talents

Preparing for the master’s joy

Perspectives

writer

As the writer writes, the saint… saints!

by David Mills
Abortion battle

How do we win the abortion battle? Maybe like this.

by Greg Erlandson
tragic sagas support priests

Tragic sagas should prompt us to support our priests

by Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board
Christmas Lights

Who cares when you put up your Christmas lights?

by Kathryn Jean Lopez
fullness of Truth

The fullness of the truth

by Scott P. Richert
Advent consolation

Advent and the surprise answer to the mystery of consolation

by Father Patrick Briscoe

Vatican

INDI GREGORY

Pope offers condolences to mourners at Indi Gregory’s funeral

No one can or will change the nature of the priesthood, cardinal says

Parolin climate

Cardinal Parolin to read pope’s address to climate conference in Dubai

POPE FRANCIS THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION

Pope asks theologians to help ‘de-masculinize’ the church

POPE FRANCIS HEALTH CARE MANAGERS

Pope says he has serious bronchial infection

Conversations

Bishop Rhoades

Synod at halftime: Bishop Rhoades on synodality and evangelization

AUTHOR CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER

‘The Love of Thousands’ help connecting to our spiritual ancestors

To Die Well

Could learning to ‘die well’ defeat the assisted suicide trend?

World

Euthanasia

Mexican Catholics condemn euthanasia initiative

Uganda child marriage

Church fights a battle for young girls in Uganda, where child marriage is a plague

UKRAINE GREAT FAMINE

Ukraine remembers Moscow’s campaign of ‘death by hunger’

Israel-Hamas truce

Israel-Hamas truce has been extended by two days; 11 other hostages freed

German and Polish bishops

German bishop denounces Polish archbishop for letter to pope protesting Germany’s Synodal Path

Synod on Synodality

BISHOP BARRON SYNOD

Bishop Barron criticizes synod report’s suggestion on moral teaching

New Vatican letter fuels tensions with German bishops in reform row

ARCHBISHOP FISHER SYNOD

Archbishop Fisher reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of the synod

ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY P. BROGLIO

USCCB president on his relationships with Pope Francis and Cardinal Pierre, the synod’s influence and Bishop Strickland’s status

Keep Reading

Christ the King

Caesar’s coin: How to understand the feast of Christ the King

by Kenneth Craycraft
Faithful citizenship

Faithful citizenship demands a revolution of charity

by Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board
make Advent wait more holy

Sacrificing excitement to make the wait of Advent more holy

by Lisa M. Hendey
transgender baptism

Is the recent Vatican instruction on baptism and transgender persons an about-face?

by Father Patrick Briscoe
Advent

How Jesus’ one solitary life changed the world

by Msgr. Owen F. Campion
cremation

Why is it OK to distribute relics and not a loved one’s remains?

by Msgr. Charles Pope
Book of Mormon

What is Catholic teaching on the Book of Mormon?

by Msgr. Charles Pope
ANTONIO BANDERAS AS HEROD IN "JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM"

Antonio Banderas: ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ shows simple message of love

by Gina Christian
Featured/Vatican

No one can or will change the nature of the priesthood, cardinal says

by Carol Glatz
Henry Kissinger
Featured/National

Henry Kissinger, famed diplomat who shaped U.S. foreign policy and met popes, dies at 100

by Kate Scanlon
Catholic Single Mothers
Featured/In Depth

This ministry offers hope to Catholic single mothers

by Nicole Snook

Advent

Advent

Let the warmth of Advent pull the bleak midwinter from you

Sweeney Todd

Unveiling the Advent allegory in Sweeney Todd

Christmas Lights

Who cares when you put up your Christmas lights?

Advent consolation

Advent and the surprise answer to the mystery of consolation

Transgender

Transgender lunch, Michael Voris, mental health

spiritual eyes

Watching with spiritual eyes in Advent

FIRST SUNDAY ADVENT

Sometimes called ‘little Lent,’ Advent zeros in on preparation, which can include penitence

ADVENT CANDLES

Spend this Advent season with the saints

Culture

Sweeney Todd
Culture

Unveiling the Advent allegory in Sweeney Todd

Cricket on the Hearth
Christmas/Culture

‘You kill your crickets, eh?’ Discovering Dickens’ other Christmas tale

Nicaragua Catholic Miss Universe
Culture

Miss Universe wins the hearts of fellow Nicaraguan countrymen

National

Bishop Burbidge

U.S. bishop explains why abortion is a genuine ‘priority’ amid elections

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger, famed diplomat who shaped U.S. foreign policy and met popes, dies at 100

BISHOP ROLANDO ÁLVAREZ

Lawmakers call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez

Black Catholics

Baltimore group visits Vatican officials to advocate for canonization of Black Catholics

NEW JERSEY PRIEST 'CABRINI' FILM SCRIPT ADVISER

New Jersey priest’s devotion to saint helps bring her life to the big screen

Texas State Capitol

Texas Supreme Court considers request for clarity on exemptions to abortion ban

My Faith

sparrows in winter

Faith lessons from the sparrows in winter

Advent

Let the warmth of Advent pull the bleak midwinter from you

BLESSED JAMES ALBERIONE, FOUNDER OF THE PAULINES

Pray the news, pray the media, and imbue the culture with Christ

Black Catholic hero

Black Catholic hero of charity, fed by the Eucharist, inspires faithful to holiness

In Depth

Catholic Single Mothers

This ministry offers hope to Catholic single mothers

by Nicole Snook
Jesse Tree

Discover the Jesse Tree, a hidden gem of Advent traditions

by Colleen Pressprich
gift guide

Make your Christmas lists! Our holiday gift guide is here

by Lori Hadacek Chaplin

Travel

NAPLES NATIVITY DISPLAY

Neapolitan crèches call us to see Christ wherever we are

MONTLIGEON SHRINE FRANCE

‘Tears are sign of love,’ says rector of French sanctuary known for praying for the dead

Clonmacnoise

Did this medieval pilgrimage inspire the hobbits’ path to Mordor?

Virginia minor basilica

Virginia church named minor basilica

Saints

St. Edmund Campion

St. Edmund Campion

Andrew

St. Andrew the Apostle

St. Catherine of Alexandria

St. Catherine of Alexandria

St. Andrew Dung-Lac

St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

St. Cecilia

St. Cecilia

Scripture

spiritual eyes

Watching with spiritual eyes in Advent

by Father Joshua J. Whitfield
CHRIST THE KING

What it means to be a king

by Catherine Cavadini
Parable of the Talents

Preparing for the master’s joy

by Father Joshua J. Whitfield

Perspectives

writer

As the writer writes, the saint… saints!

by David Mills
Abortion battle

How do we win the abortion battle? Maybe like this.

by Greg Erlandson
tragic sagas support priests

Tragic sagas should prompt us to support our priests

by Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board
Christmas Lights

Who cares when you put up your Christmas lights?

by Kathryn Jean Lopez
fullness of Truth

The fullness of the truth

by Scott P. Richert
Advent consolation

Advent and the surprise answer to the mystery of consolation

by Father Patrick Briscoe

Vatican

INDI GREGORY

Pope offers condolences to mourners at Indi Gregory’s funeral

No one can or will change the nature of the priesthood, cardinal says

Parolin climate

Cardinal Parolin to read pope’s address to climate conference in Dubai

POPE FRANCIS THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION

Pope asks theologians to help ‘de-masculinize’ the church

POPE FRANCIS HEALTH CARE MANAGERS

Pope says he has serious bronchial infection

Conversations

Bishop Rhoades

Synod at halftime: Bishop Rhoades on synodality and evangelization

by Peter Jesserer Smith
AUTHOR CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER

‘The Love of Thousands’ help connecting to our spiritual ancestors

by Charles Camosy
To Die Well

Could learning to ‘die well’ defeat the assisted suicide trend?

by Charles Camosy

World

Euthanasia

Mexican Catholics condemn euthanasia initiative

Uganda child marriage

Church fights a battle for young girls in Uganda, where child marriage is a plague

UKRAINE GREAT FAMINE

Ukraine remembers Moscow’s campaign of ‘death by hunger’

Israel-Hamas truce

Israel-Hamas truce has been extended by two days; 11 other hostages freed

German and Polish bishops

German bishop denounces Polish archbishop for letter to pope protesting Germany’s Synodal Path

Synod on Synodality

BISHOP BARRON SYNOD

Bishop Barron criticizes synod report’s suggestion on moral teaching

New Vatican letter fuels tensions with German bishops in reform row

ARCHBISHOP FISHER SYNOD

Archbishop Fisher reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of the synod

ARCHBISHOP TIMOTHY P. BROGLIO

USCCB president on his relationships with Pope Francis and Cardinal Pierre, the synod’s influence and Bishop Strickland’s status

Keep Reading

Christ the King

Caesar’s coin: How to understand the feast of Christ the King

by Kenneth Craycraft
Faithful citizenship

Faithful citizenship demands a revolution of charity

by Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board
make Advent wait more holy

Sacrificing excitement to make the wait of Advent more holy

by Lisa M. Hendey
transgender baptism

Is the recent Vatican instruction on baptism and transgender persons an about-face?

by Father Patrick Briscoe
Advent

How Jesus’ one solitary life changed the world

by Msgr. Owen F. Campion
cremation

Why is it OK to distribute relics and not a loved one’s remains?

by Msgr. Charles Pope
Book of Mormon

What is Catholic teaching on the Book of Mormon?

by Msgr. Charles Pope
ANTONIO BANDERAS AS HEROD IN "JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM"

Antonio Banderas: ‘Journey to Bethlehem’ shows simple message of love

by Gina Christian

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