Vatican Confidential, a New Way of Being Synod, and Merch Wars...
Ed Condon
The big story this week in the Church is the meeting currently happening in Rome, convened by Pope Leo to mark the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia. We have some coverage of that, and we will obviously be sticking close to it as it carries on. But I was struck by a particular plea of the pope’s in his opening remarks on Wednesday...

Cardinal Tagle Elected New Dean of the College of Cardinals...

Talk About Bruno, the News, and Ho Ho Ho...
J.D. Flynn
I haven’t always known that October 6 was the feast of St. Bruno, but once I learned, I never forgot. See, a kid named Bruno was the biggest bully in my little grade school class, and a socially awkward and bookish kid like me was the obvious focus of his attention. When I eventually started paying attention to feast days, I felt convicted to pray for the guy on the feast of his namesake...

Archdiocese Sues Over Sacrament Limits for ICE Detainees; Jail Suggested ‘Communion in a Plastic Bag’...

‘Those Who Seek Christ Will Find Him’: Another Philosopher at Princeton Converts to Catholicism...

The Biblical Evidence for Guardian Angels...
Clement Harrold
Sacred Scripture repeatedly highlights the vital role that the holy angels play in watching over God’s people. Already in the early Church there developed a widespread consensus that held that each person is assigned a “guardian angel” who provides support and protection for the duration of one’s life. This viewpoint is attested to by Origen in the early third century...

This Sunday, Christ Will Arrive For His Vineyard Today. Will You Receive Him?
Tom Hoopes
Sunday’s Gospel reading comes from Matthew Chapter 21, after the Entry into Jerusalem. It begins by saying, “Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people, ‘Hear another parable.’” Jesus tells a story about a landowner’s son being killed by tenants at his vineyard. Given the time and place of the story, it is only about the significance of his death; its claim about his divinity helps lead to his death...

‘Venite Ad Me’: Vatican Doctrine Office to Release Document on Transmission of the Faith in October...

7 Memorable Moments From Fulton Sheen’s Beatification...
Fr. Raymond de Souza
Seven days out from the beatification of Blessed Fulton Sheen, the afterglow of the marvelous occasion remains. Reporting on the man and the ceremony was comprehensive, yet particular aspects of the events in St. Louis and Peoria seem to me to be worth highlighting. I propose seven vignettes, organized in honor of Blessed Fulton’s preaching of the Seven Last Words from the Cross, which he did for 58 years on Good Friday.

The One World Leader We Can All Look Up To...

Living on the Vine: A Reflection on the Upcoming 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time...

6 Basic Facts and Clarifications About the Angels...
Msgr. Charles Pope
Angels are not human and never have been human. Human beings never become angels or “earn wings.” Angels are persons, but persons of pure spirit. Hence they have no designation as either male or female. Since we have to envision them somehow, though, it is not wrong that we portray them with masculine or feminine qualities. But it is important to remember that they transcend any such distinction.

Notre Dame Consecrated to Sacred Heart for First Time in University’s 184-Year History...
Jonathan Liedl
Notre Dame is no stranger to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The university was founded by a religious order with a particular devotion to the Sacred Heart (the Congregation of Holy Cross), its on-campus basilica is named accordingly, and a former campus cobbler is currently being considered for canonization in part because of his miracle-working intercession to the Sacred Heart.

‘Master, I Want to See’: How True Participation in Mass Makes You Like God...

Insist on Jimmy Lai’s Release...

This Sunday, Jesus Sums Up You and Your Fellow Catholics In a Very Short Parable...

50,000 Pilgrims Gather in St. Louis for Beatification of Fulton Sheen...