In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his new cycle of catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council and his reflection on Dei Verbum, the Council's Constitution on Divine Revelation. He said that "The Word of God...is not fossilized, but rather it is a living and organic reality that develops and grows in Tradition. Thanks to the Holy Spirit, Tradition understands it in the richness of its truth and embodies it in the shifting coordinates of history." ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his new cycle of catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council and his reflection on Dei Verbum, the Council's Constitution on Divine Revelation. He said that "in Christ, God has communicated himself to us and, at the same time, he has manifested to us our true identity as his children, created in the image of the Word." ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his new cycle of catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council. He reflected on Dei Verbum, the Council's Constitution on Divine Revelation, saying that "with the coming of the Son in human flesh, the Covenant opens up to its final purpose: in Jesus, God makes us sons and daughters, and calls us to become like Him." ...read more

Sixty years after Lumen Gentium, the question is as relevant today as it was then: What kind of Church is God calling us to be and to become? ...read more

In this third article of our new series, Sr. Donna Geernaert explores the development of Catholic teaching on ecumenism in the last century. ...read more

In this first part of Deacon-structing the Spirit, Deacon Pedro Guevara Mann looks at how the Holy Spirit works actively within the Catholic Church. ...read more

Beginning today, the casket containing the remains of St. John XXIII will arrive in Bergamo & the town of Sotto il Monte for an 18-day pilgrimage. Here are ten quotes that give some insight into the great humility and trust in God that characterized his life. ...read more

“He imposes peace in His heights. Can His troops be numbered? On whom does His light not shine?[…] even the moon is not bright, and the stars are not pure in His sight.” Book of Job, Chapter 25 Few books of the Bible are as telling as The Book of Job. Some books of the ...read more

CNS photo/Catholic Press Photo This week marks 53 years since St. Pope John XXIII died at the Vatican at age of 81. For most people, the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of the saintly pope’s name is the Second Vatican Council. Yet his pontificate and his priestly ministry left its mark on the ...read more

(US bishops listen to a speaker during their annual general assembly in November 2015. CNS photo/Bob Roller) It’s the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a celebratory yet solemn week when Christians recall what unites them and reflect on the challenges still preventing full, sacramental unity. Over the past few years I’ve had the chance to meet a ...read more