Pope Hope, That’s Entertainment, and Getting Ahead in the CIA...
I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days...
Denver Archbishop James Golka Responds After Meeting with President Trump...
Dr. Arthur Brooks: Be Bored on Purpose...
Why are you alive? And for what would you give your life right now? In this week's episode, I sit down with Dr. Arthur Brooks, bestselling author and professor, to talk about his new book, ‘The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness.’ Those two questions I asked earlier? They're what he asks each of his students, and far too many of them can't answer.
Pope Leo Names New Theologians to Vatican Advisory Body...
Pope Leo XIV has appointed 24 new members to the International Theological Commission (ITC), each of them scholars in various fields, including biblical studies, patristics, dogmatics and moral theology, but with some publicly holding views that conflict with established Church teaching, such as on women’s ordination and the theology of salvation.
Pope Leo XIV Needs No Further Treatment After Lung Cancer Surgery, Vatican Says...
142 Blog Posts Later ... Looking Back on 2.5 Years of Writing About Sacred Scripture...
After almost three years of writing weekly blog posts for the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, the time has come for me to transition to a new venture and a new challenge. Two weeks ago I began my doctoral studies in theology at the University of Oxford. God willing, this will be a three-year program consisting primarily of independent research and language training, culminating in a book-length dissertation...
Christianity gave women something the ancient world had rarely imagined they could possess...
AI’s Architects Are Confused About What Makes Us Human. The Catholic Church Must Evangelize Them...
During a Gaudium et Spes 22 podcast on the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas this past June, I said to my friend Larry Chapp, perhaps more flippantly than the subject warranted, that the folks leading the AI revolution “don’t know the difference between metaphysics and Metamucil.” That is, they seem oblivious to the truth that there are deep truths inscribed into the human condition: truths that we can know by reason...
‘Exorcist Files’ Priest Sues Catholic Commentators Who Questioned His Credentials...
Exorcist Father Chad Ripperger Agrees to One-Year ‘Fast’ From Public Speaking...
Archbishop James Golka of Denver has asked Father Chad Ripperger, a prominent Catholic exorcist whose podcast appearances have reached millions of viewers, to take a yearlong break from public speaking and interviews. Father Ripperger agreed to the request, according to a statement from Kelly Clark, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Denver, provided to the Register and LifeSiteNews and later posted to the archdiocese’s website.
Pope Leo Leads Angelus in St. Peter's Square Just 5 Days After Lung Cancer Surgery...
Our Spiritual Wedding Garment...
God infuses our souls with sanctifying grace through the Sacraments, beginning with Baptism. We renounce Satan, profess our faith in Christ, and are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Eucharist nourishes our life of grace, while Confirmation brings a special outpouring of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit...
A Near Miss with a Bar Fight...
Caesar and the King: A Reflection on the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time...
The 8-Mile Hole in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park That No One Can Explain...
What to Expect From Lung Lobectomy: Surgery, Recovery and Prognosis...
Bishops’ Prayer Meeting With Trump Draws Criticism for Political Optics...
Where Is the Grass Greener?
“The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” The truth behind this statement has always fascinated and worried me. Its truth is usually in how things appear, not in how they actually are. But appearance is important, and we do well to reckon with why things appear to us as they do. A few things seem obvious here...
Love Commands: A Reflection on the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time...
Jesus told His disciples that He came “not to abolish” the Old Testament Law “but to fulfill” it. And in today’s Gospel, He reveals that love, of God and of neighbor, is the fulfillment of the whole of the law. Devout Israelites were expected to keep all 613 commands found in the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible...
‘In the Holy Land, the Problem Is Still Humanitarian,’ Says Cardinal Pizzaballa...
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has not abated, although the situation in the Holy Land is no longer in the spotlight as it once was. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, emphasizes in this interview with the Register that several interconnected situations exist: In the Gaza Strip, there is “a truce, but it is not always respected,” and everything is due to precarious conditions.
On Feast of St. John Paul II, Pope Leo XIV Opens Registration for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul...
Portland Archbishop Lays Out Road Map for Spiritual Renewal...
Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon, has laid out an ambitious plan for spiritual renewal in his archdiocese that calls on all Catholics, clergy and laity alike, to take up Jesus’ call to make disciples of all nations with a new fervor. His vision could serve as a road map for other bishops seeking to transform their parishes...
Pope Leo’s Wednesday Audience: ‘We Must Urgently Protect Families and Marriage’...
Awaiting Pope Leo’s Clarity on ‘Amoris Laetitia’...
The meeting in Rome on the pastoral application of Amoris Laetitia is over. It remains to be seen what will come of its discussions as we await a document from Pope Leo XIV that will outline his own interpretation and analysis of the conversations. Many of the participants characterized the gathering as an exercise...
Catholics in Ecuador Mourn Death of Priest Struck by Falling Crucifix During Mass...
Pope Leo Cleared by His Surgeon to Make His Nov. 6-17 Apostolic Trip to Latin America...
The Absence of Charity...
What happens when you encounter someone who appears absent from virtue? A central premise of this question focuses on how we treat one another with respect and whether we recognize the dignity in one another, made in the image and likeness of God. Within every human being, there exists a body and a soul that, because of their development...
The Prayer of Kings, It’s All Different Now, Rules of the Dining Room...
Should the Chalice Be Available at Mass? New Limits on Lay Access Spark Debate...
Should laypeople be allowed to drink from the chalice during Communion? Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, brought renewed attention to this topic on Oct. 1 when he published a pastoral letter limiting the availability of the chalice to certain occasions throughout the year, including Holy Thursday, the Easter Vigil, Corpus Christi, the Chrism Mass, ordinations, and Masses at convents and retreat centers.
Becoming a Sommelier of Life...
Questions for Anyone Planning to Mark the Advent Season by Watching a Snuff Film...
Who Is Dr. Luigi Carbone, Pope Leo XIV’s Personal Physician?
LIVE UPDATES: Nodule Removed During Pope Leo’s Surgery Was Cancer, Holy See Press Office Confirms...
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The Complete List of Popes
- St. Peter (32-67)
- St. Linus (67-76)
- St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
- St. Clement I (88-97)
- St. Evaristus (97-105)
- St. Alexander I (105-115)
- St. Sixtus I (115-125)
- St. Telesphorus (125-136)
- St. Hyginus (136-140)
- St. Pius I (140-155)
- St. Anicetus (155-166)
- St. Soter (166-175)
- St. Eleutherius (175-189)
- St. Victor I (189-199)
- St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
- St. Callistus I (217-22)
- St. Urban I (222-30)
- St. Pontian (230-35)
- St. Anterus (235-36)
- St. Fabian (236-50)
- St. Cornelius (251-53)
- St. Lucius I (253-54)
- St. Stephen I (254-257)
- St. Sixtus II (257-258)
- St. Dionysius (260-268)
- St. Felix I (269-274)
- St. Eutychian (275-283)
- St. Caius (283-296)
- St. Marcellinus (296-304)
- St. Marcellus I (308-309)
- St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
- St. Miltiades (311-14)
- St. Sylvester I (314-35)
- St. Marcus (336)
- St. Julius I (337-52)
- Liberius (352-66)
- St. Damasus I (366-84)
- St. Siricius (384-99)
- St. Anastasius I (399-401)
- St. Innocent I (401-17)
- St. Zosimus (417-18)
- St. Boniface I (418-22)
- St. Celestine I (422-32)
- St. Sixtus III (432-40)
- St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
- St. Hilarius (461-68)
- St. Simplicius (468-83)
- St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
- St. Gelasius I (492-96)
- Anastasius II (496-98)
- St. Symmachus (498-514)
- St. Hormisdas (514-23)
- St. John I (523-26)
- St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
- Boniface II (530-32)
- John II (533-35)
- St. Agapetus I (535-36)
- St. Silverius (536-37)
- Vigilius (537-55)
- Pelagius I (556-61)
- John III (561-74)
- Benedict I (575-79)
- Pelagius II (579-90)
- St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
- Sabinian (604-606)
- Boniface III (607)
- St. Boniface IV (608-15)
- St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
- Boniface V (619-25)
- Honorius I (625-38)
- Severinus (640)
- John IV (640-42)
- Theodore I (642-49)
- St. Martin I (649-55)
- St. Eugene I (655-57)
- St. Vitalian (657-72)
- Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
- Donus (676-78)
- St. Agatho (678-81)
- St. Leo II (682-83)
- St. Benedict II (684-85)
- John V (685-86)
- Conon (686-87)
- St. Sergius I (687-701)
- John VI (701-05)
- John VII (705-07)
- Sisinnius (708)
- Constantine (708-15)
- St. Gregory II (715-31)
- St. Gregory III (731-41)
- St. Zachary (741-52)
- Stephen II (III) (752-57)
- St. Paul I (757-67)
- Stephen III (IV) (767-72)
- Adrian I (772-95)
- St. Leo III (795-816)
- Stephen IV (V) (816-17)
- St. Paschal I (817-24)
- Eugene II (824-27)
- Valentine (827)
- Gregory IV (827-44)
- Sergius II (844-47)
- St. Leo IV (847-55)
- Benedict III (855-58)
- St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
- Adrian II (867-72)
- John VIII (872-82)
- Marinus I (882-84)
- St. Adrian III (884-85)
- Stephen V (VI) (885-91)
- Formosus (891-96)
- Boniface VI (896)
- Stephen VI (VII) (896-97)
- Romanus (897)
- Theodore II (897)
- John IX (898-900)
- Benedict IV (900-03)
- Leo V (903)
- Sergius III (904-11)
- Anastasius III (911-13)
- Lando (913-14)
- John X (914-28)
- Leo VI (928)
- Stephen VIII (929-31)
- John XI (931-35)
- Leo VII (936-39)
- Stephen IX (939-42)
- Marinus II (942-46)
- Agapetus II (946-55)
- John XII (955-63)
- Leo VIII (963-64)
- Benedict V (964)
- John XIII (965-72)
- Benedict VI (973-74)
- Benedict VII (974-83)
- John XIV (983-84)
- John XV (985-96)
- Gregory V (996-99)
- Sylvester II (999-1003)
- John XVII (1003)
- John XVIII (1003-09)
- Sergius IV (1009-12)
- Benedict VIII (1012-24)
- John XIX (1024-32)
- Benedict IX (1032-45)
- Sylvester III (1045)
- Benedict IX (1045)
- Gregory VI (1045-46)
- Clement II (1046-47)
- Benedict IX (1047-48)
- Damasus II (1048)
- St. Leo IX (1049-54)
- Victor II (1055-57)
- Stephen X (1057-58)
- Nicholas II (1058-61)
- Alexander II (1061-73)
- St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
- Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
- Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
- Paschal II (1099-1118)
- Gelasius II (1118-19)
- Callistus II (1119-24)
- Honorius II (1124-30)
- Innocent II (1130-43)
- Celestine II (1143-44)
- Lucius II (1144-45)
- Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
- Anastasius IV (1153-54)
- Adrian IV (1154-59)
- Alexander III (1159-81)
- Lucius III (1181-85)
- Urban III (1185-87)
- Gregory VIII (1187)
- Clement III (1187-91)
- Celestine III (1191-98)
- Innocent III (1198-1216)
- Honorius III (1216-27)
- Gregory IX (1227-41)
- Celestine IV (1241)
- Innocent IV (1243-54)
- Alexander IV (1254-61)
- Urban IV (1261-64)
- Clement IV (1265-68)
- Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
- Blessed Innocent V (1276)
- Adrian V (1276)
- John XXI (1276-77)
- Nicholas III (1277-80)
- Martin IV (1281-85)
- Honorius IV (1285-87)
- Nicholas IV (1288-92)
- St. Celestine V (1294)
- Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
- Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
- Clement V (1305-14)
- John XXII (1316-34)
- Benedict XII (1334-42)
- Clement VI (1342-52)
- Innocent VI (1352-62)
- Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
- Gregory XI (1370-78)
- Urban VI (1378-89)
- Boniface IX (1389-1404)
- Innocent VII (1404-06)
- Gregory XII (1406-15)
- Martin V (1417-31)
- Eugene IV (1431-47)
- Nicholas V (1447-55)
- Callistus III (1455-58)
- Pius II (1458-64)
- Paul II (1464-71)
- Sixtus IV (1471-84)
- Innocent VIII (1484-92)
- Alexander VI (1492-1503)
- Pius III (1503)
- Julius II (1503-13)
- Leo X (1513-21)
- Adrian VI (1522-23)
- Clement VII (1523-34)
- Paul III (1534-49)
- Julius III (1550-55)
- Marcellus II (1555)
- Paul IV (1555-59)
- Pius IV (1559-65)
- St. Pius V (1566-72)
- Gregory XIII (1572-85)
- Sixtus V (1585-90)
- Urban VII (1590)
- Gregory XIV (1590-91)
- Innocent IX (1591)
- Clement VIII (1592-1605)
- Leo XI (1605)
- Paul V (1605-21)
- Gregory XV (1621-23)
- Urban VIII (1623-44)
- Innocent X (1644-55)
- Alexander VII (1655-67)
- Clement IX (1667-69)
- Clement X (1670-76)
- Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
- Alexander VIII (1689-91)
- Innocent XII (1691-1700)
- Clement XI (1700-21)
- Innocent XIII (1721-24)
- Benedict XIII (1724-30)
- Clement XII (1730-40)
- Benedict XIV (1740-58)
- Clement XIII (1758-69)
- Clement XIV (1769-74)
- Pius VI (1775-99)
- Pius VII (1800-23)
- Leo XII (1823-29)
- Pius VIII (1829-30)
- Gregory XVI (1831-46)
- Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)
- Leo XIII (1878-1903)
- St. Pius X (1903-14)
- Benedict XV (1914-22)
- Pius XI (1922-39)
- Pius XII (1939-58)
- St. John XXIII (1958-63)
- St. Paul VI (1963-78)
- John Paul I (1978)
- St. John Paul II (1978-2005)
- Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
- Francis (2013-2025)
- Leo XIV (2025—)