21+ hour, 42+ min ago  (428+ words) At first glance, a typeface might seem like one of the least important details imaginable. But anyone who genuinely loves books knows instinctively that words never arrive entirely untouched by design. Fonts shape atmosphere. They influence rhythm, emotion, readability, even…...

21+ hour, 45+ min ago  (309+ words) Running is often praised for what it does to the body, but its quieter gift may be what it does to the mind. A steady run can interrupt the noise many people carry all day: unfinished tasks, old worries, anxious…...

23+ hour, 9+ min ago  (371+ words) Julie Mayfeng | Shutterstock His father was a wealthy merchant, so St. Francis attempted to sell the expensive horse along with the finest cloth in the family shop in order to raise the money to rebuild San Damiano. His father was…...

21+ hour, 52+ min ago  (660+ words) Students at the March for Light May 15, processing with candles to place in the Grotto, wore yellow ribbons to remember Alex Lynch who died a week before. "I want others to see Jesus when they look at me," Alex Lynch…...

22+ hour, 2+ min ago  (141+ words) ALBERTO PIZZOLI | AFP Pope Leo noted this May 17 that many places are celebrating the feast of the Ascension today, as it is moved from Thursday. The Holy Father said it is not a "distant event from long ago," but instead,…...

22+ hour, 38+ min ago  (140+ words) May 17 marks the beginning of Laudato Si' Week, which this year falls within the celebrations of the jubilee of St. Francis, who is the author of the phrase laudato si' -- praise be to you. Pope Leo noted the event after…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago  (408+ words) Pope Leo XIV has approved the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence, a new Vatican body meant to coordinate the Church's response to one of the most pressing cultural and ethical questions of the day. The decision was…...

23+ hour, 58+ min ago  (661+ words) FILIPPO MONTEFORTE | FILIPPO MONTEFORTE Pope Leo XIV wrote his first message as pope for World Communications Day this year; per tradition, it was released in January, on the feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron of communicators. On this World…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (21+ words) aleteia. org Catholic schools: Where Jesus is loved most of all "Station Eleven" and the hope of community...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (315+ words) Renata Sedmakova | Shutterstock There might be certain feasts in the liturgical year where we have difficulty entering into. We may look forward with eagerness to the feast of Christmas, or feel a great anticipation for Easter, but when it comes…...