Mapping the Surprising Geographic History of the Film Industry...
Gases for Life, Bishop Healy, and Why I Need the Law...
One hundred and seventy one years ago today — on June 10, 1854 — an American man named James Healy was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France. Healy was born on a cotton plantation in central Georgia; his father was an Irishman who’d become a wealthy planter in the rich Georgia soil. Healy was educated in Quaker schools in New York and New Jersey, he was apprenticed to a surveyor, before a bishop friend of his father’s saw to it that James was educated at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts.
Glorious Processions: A Reflection on the Upcoming Trinity Sunday...
In today’s Liturgy we’re swept through time in glorious procession, from before earth and sky were set in place to the coming of the Spirit upon the new creation, the Church. We begin in the heart of the Trinity, as we listen to the testimony of Wisdom in today’s First Reading. Eternally begotten, the firstborn of God, He is poured forth from of old in the loving delight of the Father. Through Him, the heavens were established, the foundations of the earth fixed...
Is There Movement (Finally) on Marko Rupnik?
Yesterday was the Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, a relatively new feast for a very old theological reality. Until last Saturday, the Vatican News website was still featuring the work of Marko Rupnik, the notorious abuser of nearly thirty religious women, who still somehow functions as a priest, seemingly protected by someone high up in Rome...
Pope Leo XIV Honors Secret Cardinal Who Risked All to Save Jews During the Holocaust...
Blessed Iuliu Hossu, persecuted by the communist regime in Romania, was created a cardinal secretly — in pectore — by Pope St. Paul VI in 1969. He died in 1970, and his cardinalatial status was made public in 1973. This week, Pope Leo XIV honored Hossu at a ceremony in the Sistine Chapel, with a delegation from the Romanian Greek Catholic Church present, as well as representatives from the Romanian Jewish community...
AI Reveals Dead Sea Scrolls May Be Older Than Previously Thought...
The Holy Spirit Singles Out Each of Us to Gather Us Together at Pentecost...
On Pentecost Sunday Year C, we are faced with two realities. One is mysterious and otherworldly, and the other one is matter-of-fact. As it turns out, though, they are one thing: The coming of the Holy Spirit teaches us that God is real and is poised at the ready to invade our life — but it also teaches us that our everyday life is filled with divine importance. Here are five takeaways from Sunday Readings columns at this site and the Extraordinary Story podcast.
Pope Leo XIV on Pentecost: ‘The Holy Spirit Shatters Our Inner Chains and Transforms Us’...
Australia’s Archbishop Fisher: ‘Second Spring’ of Faith Blooming Against a ‘Fragmented World’...
What’s More Powerful — Lasers or Lightning?
Does God Command Child Abuse When He Tells Abraham to Sacrifice Isaac?
One of the most famous and dramatic scenes in the entire Bible comes in Genesis 22 when God tells Abraham to take his son Isaac and sacrifice him in the land of Moriah. For Christians and non-Christians alike, the passage can feel challenging and perplexing. How could an all-loving God command a father to kill his innocent son? And what’s to stop God doing the same thing again in the future? To answer these questions, we need to look more carefully at what’s going on in the biblical text.
Here are 4 major ways that Pope Leo’s election affects Catholics in the U.S...
The biggest cheer that rises from St. Peter’s Square after the white smoke emanates from the makeshift chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel comes after the cardinal protodeacon announces, “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus papam” (“I announce to you the great joy: We have a pope”). Before anyone in the square knows the identity of the new pontiff, Catholics across the globe...
A Papal Plea, a Legal Legacy, and Men With Mustaches...
It's the Feast of St. Boniface — Have a Beer!...
Pope Leo XIV, Mathematician: Math-Minded Catholics Claim Pope as One of Their Own...
Charlotte Bishop Delays Traditional Latin Mass Restrictions After Backlash...
Petrocentrism — the focus on the pope as the index of all things Catholic — has its downsides...
This is Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of June...
AI is like the ancient sophists — it tells us what we want to hear...
St. Clotilde: The Queen Who Brought Her Nation to Baptism...
Pope Leo XIV on Special Jubilee Day: ‘Familes Are the Cradle of the Future of Humanity’...
Photos: Pope Leo makes baseball fans proud with one-handed catch of doll thrown from crowd...
The Profound Bow in the Nicene Creed...
The Good News: A Reflection on the Ascension of the Lord...
The Charlotte situation is bonkers, but it also provides a good opportunity for ‘parrhesia’...
What is ‘fear of the Lord’? Does God want you to be scared of him? No...
How to Make Enchiladas the Way They Make Them in Michoacán...
More Young Americans Turning Toward Catholicism: Report...
Pluscarden Abbey’s Hard-Fought Return to the Church...
Seek the Face of ... St. Thomas Aquinas?
The Three V’s of Church Architecture: Vision, Verticality and Volume...
Happily, across America (especially in the South) an increasing number of new Catholic churches, cathedrals and chapels are being built to more traditional designs that aim to inspire through beauty. Whenever I happen to meet our seminarians, I always make it a point to stress the importance of sacred art and architecture, because these are the men who will go into parishes and be charged with building new churches and chapels and renovating and restoring old ones...
In Sharp Policy U-Turn, Vatican News Removes Father Marko Rupnik Art From Website...
Breakthrough Is One Prayer Away: A Message for Pentecost...
Pentecost wasn’t a slow spiritual awakening. It was a detonation. The Church didn’t tiptoe onto the scene — it burst into the world with power, clarity, and joy. And that same Spirit that flipped the lives of the Apostles upside down... still moves today. In this episode, we delve into what really happened on Pentecost and why it matters more than ever. If you’ve been stuck in fear, burnout, or just wondering where God is, this is for you...
The Hidden Science and Engineering of Modern Gas Stations...
Pope Leo XIV: ‘What Unites Christians Is Far Greater Than What Divides’...
Jordan Peterson Is Sinking Into Crisis by Denying His Faith...
Bring It On: Let All That is Hidden Come to Light...
Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte has made news with his order, if I may be permitted a metaphor, that the Vetus Ordo be celebrated only in a certain broom closet in Swannanoa. It seems also that he was about to ban some of the features of the TLM that tradition-minded people who attend the Novus Ordo favor, such as kneeling to receive the Sacrament, or facing the Risen Christ as we pray ad orientem...
3 Stigmatists Who Became Miracle Factories...
When posthumous biographies are written about kings, movie stars, and great military leaders, the final chapters inevitably discuss how and when these persons died. But in the case of saints, to do this would fail to tell the whole story. Though the soul departed from the body, the saint may still have work to do on earth from the vantage point of eternal life.
The ‘Norm Effect’: Why George Wendt’s ‘Cheers’ Character Still Resonates in a Lonely World...
Conclave 2025 was short. Is that a cause for concern?
Pope Leo XIV Faces an Early Challenge: How to Deal With Pope Francis’ Restrictions on the Latin Mass...
A significant early challenge for Pope Leo XIV will be how he chooses to handle the restrictions that Pope Francis placed on the traditional Latin Mass (TLM). Since Pope Francis issued his apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes (Guardians of Tradition) in July 2021, the freedom to celebrate the pre-1970 Mass has been curtailed — severely in some cases — with the long-term aim of allowing only the new Mass.
Pope Leo XIV at Third Wednesday General Audience: ‘Your Life Is Worthy’...
‘Closely conformed to his own cross’ — and is 2027 the new 2026?
Watch 150 Amish Carry an Entire Building Down the Road...
St. Charles Lwanga Protected His Friends — and Faced the Flames...
Egyptian Court Ruling Threatens Ancient St. Catherine’s Monastery at Foot of Mount Sinai...
Full Text: Homily on the Jubilee for Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly (June 1, 2025)...
The Gospel we have just heard shows us Jesus, at the Last Supper, praying on our behalf (cf. Jn 17:20). The Word of God, made man, as he nears the end of his earthly life, thinks of us, his brothers and sisters, and becomes a blessing, a prayer of petition and praise to the Father, in the power of the Holy Spirit. As we ourselves, full of wonder and trust, enter into Jesus’ prayer, we become, thanks to his love, part of a great plan that concerns all of humanity.
The deep structural reform awaiting Leo XIV beneath the Becciu soap opera...
For the outside world, it’s perhaps Pope Leo’s pleas for cease-fires in Gaza and Ukraine that have attracted the most attention since his election just over three weeks ago. For Catholic insiders, all manner of papal acts have generated reaction, from his sartorial touches, his use of sung Latin in public prayer, and even his few personnel moves.
Bishop Martin and Personal Liturgical Preferences...
Hail Mary, Conceived Without Sin...
Heaven Spoke — and St. Joan of Arc Took Up Her Sword...
Program-Based Ministry: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Answer...
The Deeper Meaning of Christ’s Ascension...
Jesus Leaves Us In Charge But Not Alone — 5 Ascension Takeaways...
What to do if you find a baby bird out of its nest...
Catholic Bishops Sue State of Washington Over Threat to Seal of Confession...
Pass It On: A Divine Rule of Life...
The Surprising Truth About Zeal for Souls (And Why You Might Not Have It Yet)...
Get this entire Catholic website as an instant digital download...
The full contents of the New Advent website are available as a digital download. It includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — and it's only $19.99...
The Complete List of Popes
- St. Peter (32-67)
- St. Linus (67-76)
- St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
- St. Clement I (88-97)
- St. Evaristus (97-105)
- St. Alexander I (105-115)
- St. Sixtus I (115-125)
- St. Telesphorus (125-136)
- St. Hyginus (136-140)
- St. Pius I (140-155)
- St. Anicetus (155-166)
- St. Soter (166-175)
- St. Eleutherius (175-189)
- St. Victor I (189-199)
- St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
- St. Callistus I (217-22)
- St. Urban I (222-30)
- St. Pontian (230-35)
- St. Anterus (235-36)
- St. Fabian (236-50)
- St. Cornelius (251-53)
- St. Lucius I (253-54)
- St. Stephen I (254-257)
- St. Sixtus II (257-258)
- St. Dionysius (260-268)
- St. Felix I (269-274)
- St. Eutychian (275-283)
- St. Caius (283-296)
- St. Marcellinus (296-304)
- St. Marcellus I (308-309)
- St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
- St. Miltiades (311-14)
- St. Sylvester I (314-35)
- St. Marcus (336)
- St. Julius I (337-52)
- Liberius (352-66)
- St. Damasus I (366-84)
- St. Siricius (384-99)
- St. Anastasius I (399-401)
- St. Innocent I (401-17)
- St. Zosimus (417-18)
- St. Boniface I (418-22)
- St. Celestine I (422-32)
- St. Sixtus III (432-40)
- St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
- St. Hilarius (461-68)
- St. Simplicius (468-83)
- St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
- St. Gelasius I (492-96)
- Anastasius II (496-98)
- St. Symmachus (498-514)
- St. Hormisdas (514-23)
- St. John I (523-26)
- St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
- Boniface II (530-32)
- John II (533-35)
- St. Agapetus I (535-36)
- St. Silverius (536-37)
- Vigilius (537-55)
- Pelagius I (556-61)
- John III (561-74)
- Benedict I (575-79)
- Pelagius II (579-90)
- St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
- Sabinian (604-606)
- Boniface III (607)
- St. Boniface IV (608-15)
- St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
- Boniface V (619-25)
- Honorius I (625-38)
- Severinus (640)
- John IV (640-42)
- Theodore I (642-49)
- St. Martin I (649-55)
- St. Eugene I (655-57)
- St. Vitalian (657-72)
- Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
- Donus (676-78)
- St. Agatho (678-81)
- St. Leo II (682-83)
- St. Benedict II (684-85)
- John V (685-86)
- Conon (686-87)
- St. Sergius I (687-701)
- John VI (701-05)
- John VII (705-07)
- Sisinnius (708)
- Constantine (708-15)
- St. Gregory II (715-31)
- St. Gregory III (731-41)
- St. Zachary (741-52)
- Stephen II (III) (752-57)
- St. Paul I (757-67)
- Stephen III (IV) (767-72)
- Adrian I (772-95)
- St. Leo III (795-816)
- Stephen IV (V) (816-17)
- St. Paschal I (817-24)
- Eugene II (824-27)
- Valentine (827)
- Gregory IV (827-44)
- Sergius II (844-47)
- St. Leo IV (847-55)
- Benedict III (855-58)
- St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
- Adrian II (867-72)
- John VIII (872-82)
- Marinus I (882-84)
- St. Adrian III (884-85)
- Stephen V (VI) (885-91)
- Formosus (891-96)
- Boniface VI (896)
- Stephen VI (VII) (896-97)
- Romanus (897)
- Theodore II (897)
- John IX (898-900)
- Benedict IV (900-03)
- Leo V (903)
- Sergius III (904-11)
- Anastasius III (911-13)
- Lando (913-14)
- John X (914-28)
- Leo VI (928)
- Stephen VIII (929-31)
- John XI (931-35)
- Leo VII (936-39)
- Stephen IX (939-42)
- Marinus II (942-46)
- Agapetus II (946-55)
- John XII (955-63)
- Leo VIII (963-64)
- Benedict V (964)
- John XIII (965-72)
- Benedict VI (973-74)
- Benedict VII (974-83)
- John XIV (983-84)
- John XV (985-96)
- Gregory V (996-99)
- Sylvester II (999-1003)
- John XVII (1003)
- John XVIII (1003-09)
- Sergius IV (1009-12)
- Benedict VIII (1012-24)
- John XIX (1024-32)
- Benedict IX (1032-45)
- Sylvester III (1045)
- Benedict IX (1045)
- Gregory VI (1045-46)
- Clement II (1046-47)
- Benedict IX (1047-48)
- Damasus II (1048)
- St. Leo IX (1049-54)
- Victor II (1055-57)
- Stephen X (1057-58)
- Nicholas II (1058-61)
- Alexander II (1061-73)
- St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
- Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
- Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
- Paschal II (1099-1118)
- Gelasius II (1118-19)
- Callistus II (1119-24)
- Honorius II (1124-30)
- Innocent II (1130-43)
- Celestine II (1143-44)
- Lucius II (1144-45)
- Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
- Anastasius IV (1153-54)
- Adrian IV (1154-59)
- Alexander III (1159-81)
- Lucius III (1181-85)
- Urban III (1185-87)
- Gregory VIII (1187)
- Clement III (1187-91)
- Celestine III (1191-98)
- Innocent III (1198-1216)
- Honorius III (1216-27)
- Gregory IX (1227-41)
- Celestine IV (1241)
- Innocent IV (1243-54)
- Alexander IV (1254-61)
- Urban IV (1261-64)
- Clement IV (1265-68)
- Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
- Blessed Innocent V (1276)
- Adrian V (1276)
- John XXI (1276-77)
- Nicholas III (1277-80)
- Martin IV (1281-85)
- Honorius IV (1285-87)
- Nicholas IV (1288-92)
- St. Celestine V (1294)
- Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
- Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
- Clement V (1305-14)
- John XXII (1316-34)
- Benedict XII (1334-42)
- Clement VI (1342-52)
- Innocent VI (1352-62)
- Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
- Gregory XI (1370-78)
- Urban VI (1378-89)
- Boniface IX (1389-1404)
- Innocent VII (1404-06)
- Gregory XII (1406-15)
- Martin V (1417-31)
- Eugene IV (1431-47)
- Nicholas V (1447-55)
- Callistus III (1455-58)
- Pius II (1458-64)
- Paul II (1464-71)
- Sixtus IV (1471-84)
- Innocent VIII (1484-92)
- Alexander VI (1492-1503)
- Pius III (1503)
- Julius II (1503-13)
- Leo X (1513-21)
- Adrian VI (1522-23)
- Clement VII (1523-34)
- Paul III (1534-49)
- Julius III (1550-55)
- Marcellus II (1555)
- Paul IV (1555-59)
- Pius IV (1559-65)
- St. Pius V (1566-72)
- Gregory XIII (1572-85)
- Sixtus V (1585-90)
- Urban VII (1590)
- Gregory XIV (1590-91)
- Innocent IX (1591)
- Clement VIII (1592-1605)
- Leo XI (1605)
- Paul V (1605-21)
- Gregory XV (1621-23)
- Urban VIII (1623-44)
- Innocent X (1644-55)
- Alexander VII (1655-67)
- Clement IX (1667-69)
- Clement X (1670-76)
- Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
- Alexander VIII (1689-91)
- Innocent XII (1691-1700)
- Clement XI (1700-21)
- Innocent XIII (1721-24)
- Benedict XIII (1724-30)
- Clement XII (1730-40)
- Benedict XIV (1740-58)
- Clement XIII (1758-69)
- Clement XIV (1769-74)
- Pius VI (1775-99)
- Pius VII (1800-23)
- Leo XII (1823-29)
- Pius VIII (1829-30)
- Gregory XVI (1831-46)
- Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)
- Leo XIII (1878-1903)
- St. Pius X (1903-14)
- Benedict XV (1914-22)
- Pius XI (1922-39)
- Pius XII (1939-58)
- St. John XXIII (1958-63)
- St. Paul VI (1963-78)
- John Paul I (1978)
- St. John Paul II (1978-2005)
- Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
- Francis (2013-2025)
- Leo XIV (2025—)
