12+ hour, 14+ min ago  (337+ words) During a practice session this week, Jannik Sinner took a moment to walk over and greet Andrea Bocelli, who was watching quietly from the crowd. What followed was one of those unexpectedly charming exchanges that feels all the more enjoyable…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1177+ words) Avec l'autorisation de Geoffroy et H'l'ne Daquin. Conjoined twin sisters Marie and Esp'rance, born in Paris on November 22, 2011, shared a single heart. Despite the grave diagnosis and pressure from doctors, their parents, Geoffroy and H'l'ne Daquin, chose to carry the…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago  (158+ words) ANDREAS SOLARO | ANDREAS SOLARO Leo blesses the faithful with holy water during the Mass of Pentecost. Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter's today for the great solemnity of Pentecost. He focused on the Holy Spirit as a Spirit…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago  (463+ words) Frank11 | Shutterstock and Portrait of Philip Neri, Carlo Dolci | Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC St. Philip Neri had a twisted sense of humor. Once, when invited to a particularly swanky party, he intuited that the host simply wanted him there so…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (626+ words) Christianity can often seem to fall short of its promises. Christ promises a "peace beyond understanding," but we have stress beyond imagining. Paul says, "Rejoice in the Lord always," but daily prayer feels like a daily cross. St. Augustine says,…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago  (912+ words) A rosary made of bread and sheet metal by a political prisoner in the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. Exhibit on loan from Maria Nosowski. Numerous witnesses of faith from the 20th century have served to inspire holiness and reflect the…...

14+ hour, 55+ min ago  (241+ words) Courtesy of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery While Catholics are a slim minority in China, they certainly do exist and are not always well respected. It's not easy professing your faith in a land where nearly everyone you know is of…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (624+ words) The ultimate goal of this devotion, the archbishop explains, is that "the heart of Jesus and the human heart become one." He reminds us, "The Heart of Jesus" is not an image to be contemplated, but a person to be…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (797+ words) On May 18, we marked the first anniversary of Pope Leo XIV's installation Mass. There has already been extensive commentary on his first year as the Successor of St. Peter " much of it coming from the United States, where he was…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (368+ words) By Alexander Korchik - Own work, CC BY-SA 4. 0 The Catholic Church has rich liturgical traditions in every part of the world, many of which are not identical. This can be seen especially on the feast of Pentecost, where Roman Catholics are…...