Jack Figge has written for multiple diocesan papers, including covering World Youth Day 2023 for the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas. In addition to his local coverage, he has written for the National Catholic Register, FOCUS and Catholic Vote.
Next week, pilgrims will begin a 6,500-mile journey, walking across the country with the Eucharist as part of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival. Organizers say that it will be the largest Eucharistic pilgrimage in history, with four routes covering the entire continental
As the nonprofit Augustine Institute finalizes plans to move from its Denver campus to a new location in St. Louis, hopes are high for how this might impact evangelization in the area. The Augustine Institute, a hybrid theology graduate school, announced that
The state of Kansas awarded St. Benedict's Abbey a nearly $5 million grant to help fund the monastery's proposal to partner with a local childhood learning center and increase much-needed child care facilities for the surrounding community.
In the wake of former president Donald Trump’s comment that abortion is a state issue, several pro-life leaders push back. They call for a federal abortion ban, saying that such legislation is at the core of the pro-life movement’s mission. Some express
Bishop Scott McCaig stood across from first-year seminarian Matthew Conner. They were not meeting in an office or a classroom but were facing off on a sand volleyball court. The ball came to Connor, he leapt up, and spiked it right at
Sister Karolyn Nunes has enjoyed every assignment she has received in her 19 years as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George. Not because the assignments were the most glamorous or exciting moments, but because each
Surrounded by the chaos of tourists visiting the Eternal City, 17 college students sought to escape the secular world of Rome.
They were not there for the sights, but for a weeklong pilgrimage focused on walking in the footsteps of saints and deepening
On Divine Mercy Sunday, 19 Benedictine College students entered the Catholic Church. 17 of them were student athletes. This is the fruit of intentional efforts on the part of the administration and the coaches to prioritize spiritual growth. This article looks at
In August 2020, Jimmy Lai was arrested by Hong Kong authorities for violating the Chinese National Security Law. In this article, Lai’s friends and associates recount the former billionaire’s loss of his personal fortune and decision not to flee Hong Kong. His
As Jesus prepared to enter his Passion, he climbed 28 stairs to meet Pontius Pilate. Two thousand years later, pilgrims from across the world travel to Rome to venerate and prayerfully ascend the stairs, meditating on the Passion and death of the