I can say without hesitation that Pope Francis has been the most challenging pontiff of my lifetime. Perhaps that is not saying much as someone who has only been Catholic for the last 22 years. Pope St. John Paul II, whose pontificate spanned nearly three decades, was certainly one of the most influential...
Habemus Papam! God bless and protect Pope Leo XIV! What an eventful few weeks this has been! During Holy Week, Pope Francis surprised us by going out and about, visiting St. Peter’s and the tomb of Pope St. Pius X, traveling to the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before his beloved...
A new pope has been elected, and with it comes a whirlwind of curiosity and excitement. But before we jump into labels like “liberal” or “conservative,” let’s pause and reflect. In this video, Pedro Gabriel explores a critical pitfall many fall into when a new pope is chosen: trying to fit him into...
This is part one of a two-part conversation with Jordan Daniel Wood. In this first part, we discuss a recent lecture that Jordan presented about the development of the Church’s teachings on Hell, as well as what he proposes for possible future developments. The second part of our conversation focuses on how a...
Habemus papam. In these first few days of a new papacy many thoughts go through our minds, some guided by what we read in the press or see on television news commentary. But there are other thoughts, purely internal reflections. Just as we all had our own personal memories of the way the...
On the Sunday that we hear the words of Jesus in the Gospel, “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me,” (Jn 10:27), we have a new Pope. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. Could it have been Francis II? If it were,...
Newly elected popes often use their first public acts to signal the direction of their papacy. Pope Leo XIV has followed this custom with a clear message: continuity. His choice of name was the first clue. Breaking with Francis’s and John Paul I’s decisions to select entirely new regnal names, Leo (like Pope...
For He who is the Spirit of Truth, inasmuch as He proceedeth both from the Father, who is the eternally True, and from the Son, who is the substantial Truth, receiveth from each both His essence and the fullness of all truth. This truth He communicates to His Church, guarding her by His...
The first public words spoken by Pope Leo XIV struck me. “Peace be with you all!”, he proclaimed as he emerged from the loggia above St. Peter’s Basilica. Then he added, “Beloved brothers and sisters, this is the first greeting of the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd who has given his life for...
We have a new pope! Robert Francis Prevost is Pope Leo XIV. Who is Robert Prevost? Here is a brief summary to introduce you to the man who is now the successor of Peter. Pope Leo XIV (Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.) Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost on September 14, 1955, in...
A pope has been elected! Who will it be?
The conclave is convened. It will not be long before the white smoke rises above the Sistine Chapel, and our next pope dons the white cassock and steps out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. The crowds will cheer, the media will speculate, the pundits and the commentariat will have their say....
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