Today marks a year since the death of Pope Francis. Over the past year, my initial anxiety about “who comes next?” has transitioned into a growing appreciation for our new Pope. In fact, much of the admiration that I feel for Pope Leo stems from his ability to pick up where Pope Francis...
What is interesting about the discussion on the road to Emmaus is that the two disciples are talking about Jesus, while the very person they are talking about is right there walking with them, but without their awareness that this person is in fact the risen Christ. They see him as a stranger....
Last time I had Shaun on, we discussed St. John Henry Newman becoming a doctor of the Church. In this episode, we followed up that conversation to talk about Newman’s thoughts on personal conscience and the sensus fidei, and what that means for Pope Francis, and now Pope Leo’s, vision of a synodal Church....
In the end, we see clearly the need to propose and promote a pedagogy of peace. This calls for a rich interior life, clear and valid moral points of reference, and appropriate attitudes and lifestyles. Acts of peacemaking converge for the achievement of the common good; they create interest in peace and cultivate...
He lived and died for the peace of nations and the reunion of faith. – A celebrant at Blessed Max Josef Metzger’s burial Today, the Church celebrates the martyrdom of Blessed Fr. Max Josef Metzger, a German priest who was executed by the Nazis on April 17, 1944. Fr. Metzger’s life and death...
Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. -Pope Leo XIV, April 16, 2026 In Athens, Georgia earlier this week, JD Vance posed quite the thought-provoking query. Clearly, it was meant...
Mr. Vice President: This evening, you were quoted as having said at a Turning Point rally in Atlanta: “I think it’s very, very important for the Pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.” There is a familiar nostrum, applied to certain new converts to Catholicism – to wit, that...
In the fallout from President Trump’s Truth Social Post attacking Pope Leo XIV, defenders seem to be coalescing around a common theme: the Pope should stay in his lane. The idea is actually present within Mr. Trump’s post itself, but it is now being picked up by people like the Vice President who,...
What if the choice between Jesus and Barabbas didn’t end 2,000 years ago? In this video, Pedro Gabriel explores how that same decision—between domination and dialogue, power and peace—is still shaping our world today. From modern politics on both the left and the right, to the Church’s own history, we keep seeing the...
I am writing this article during Holy Week. I hadn’t planned this, but I can’t think of a more suitable time to ponder the relationship between abuse and safeguarding. We are celebrating the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and this consideration cannot ignore the sufferings that He endured at the hands...
[Editor’s note: The following article was originally published in Spanish in El Heraldo de México on April 13, 2026, and is translated here with the permission of the author. The original can be found at heraldodemexico.com.mx. — ML] Last Saturday, April 11, a multitude awaited Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Square and in...
There is no historical documentation as to the physical appearance of Jesus. He never sat for a portrait; no identification photo is available for reference. Post-resurrection, he was not recognized; to the disciples on the road to Emmaus he was known only in the breaking of the bread, the inverse of the darkening...
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