Church & Spirituality
Welcome, Pope Leo XIV
Susan Hines-Brigger
June 25, 2025
In the end, we must remember that it was the Holy Spirit who led the cardinals to elect Pope Leo XIV.
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Pope Leo XIV, Missionary to the World
Daniel Imwalle
June 25, 2025
When the conclave concluded, many jaws—including mine—were on the floor as Pope Leo XIV stepped out on the central balcony at St. Peter’s Basilica.
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Carlo Acutis: ‘Thy Eternal Summer Shall Not Fade’
Christopher Heffron
May 29, 2025
The summer before my senior year of high school, Pete, a classmate of mine, was killed in a car accident. We were not friends—in fact, I don’t think he and I exchanged more than a few words in three years. ...
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Dear Reader: God Speed, Pope Francis
Christopher Heffron
May 25, 2025
Thank you, Pope Francis, for your service. We are better for it.
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Pope Francis: A Pastor with the Smell of His Sheep
Pat McCloskey, OFM
May 25, 2025
During and after his election as pope in March 2013, he was a man of many firsts.
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A Mother’s Loss, Our Gain
Susan Hines-Brigger
May 25, 2025
If you ask any mother what her biggest fear is, the answer is probably going to be something bad happening to her child.
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Life is Worth Living
There are certain moments in our lives that stick with us. Some are happy; some are sad. But they change our lives, nonetheless.