They were just days away from a marriage proposal when a gunman cut their lives short.
Catholics see a familiar political divide in Pope Leo XIV and his eldest brother
Just hours after Pope Leo XIV was announced from the loggia, his two brothers began making headlines. John Prevost, the middle brother, took an agonizingly long time to answer Leo’s first papal call, as documented by The Associated Press. Then…
Against American Exceptionalism? Pope Leo XIV v. US Christian Nationalism
During the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, where bishops, archbishops, and abbots convened in 1884 to, among other issues, discuss the establishment of the Catholic University of America, the Archbishop of Minneapolis John Ireland delivered a star-spangled homily.
The Oral Majority
Any organization—business, ministry, school, whatever—typically asks what the biggest threats are to its mission. The assumption behind that exercise is that the most dangerous obstacles are those that one never sees coming.
Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service in the Pentagon’s auditorium on Wednesday morning, during working hours, in which President Trump was praised as a divinely appointed leader.
New Orleans Archdiocese agrees to pay nearly $180M to victims of clergy sexual abuse
The Archdiocese of New Orleans agreed to pay nearly $180 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement announced Wednesday, the latest in a string of settlements by the Catholic Church.
19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
When Robert Francis Prevost chose the papal name Leo XIV, it could have meant many things. There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great, was a fifth-century theologian who helped heal the doctrinal divisions among early Christians; Leo X,…
1 in 4 American Jewish adults in the United States consult astrology, survey says
Over a quarter of Jewish adults in the United States say they consult astrology or a horoscope at least once or twice a year, according to a new study.
Bethlehem Catholics pray Pope Leo XIV will keep Palestine a priority of the Vatican
Entering the Nativity Store gift shop, located around the corner from the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square, the first thing many visitors notice are its oversized photos of Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.
Remembering Martin Marty
Marty Marty, as he always introduced himself, was an ordained Lutheran minister, an editor and columnist for The Christian Century, and a professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School, where he taught for thirty-five years, until his retirement in 1998.
Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an organization taken over in March by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Fortunately, God Loves Losers, Outcasts And The Quirky
Since Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, became the first American elected as pope, I’ve been racking my mind trying to find something semi-intelligent to write about this momentous event.