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Vatican News
Pope: In Nicaea a message of unity for Christians, in Lebanon for peace
November 25, 2025 - 3:13pmAt Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV answers journalists’ questions outside Villa Barberini. He describes his upcoming apostolic journey to Türkiye and Lebanon as a trip marked by hope and peace. On Ukraine and the Middle East, he urges always seeking dialogue to end war. Regarding efforts to stop violence against women on the day dedicated to the issue, he says that mentalities must change beginning with the education of young people.
Voice of peace and hope: Pope Leo's visit to Türkiye and Lebanon
November 25, 2025 - 10:50amThe director of the Holy See Press Office presents Pope Leo XIV’s first apostolic journey that takes him to Türkiye and Lebanon, emphasising ecumenical commemoration, interreligious dialogue, and support for local Christian communities. The visit includes historic and symbolic encounters, meetings with civil and religious leaders, and gestures of solidarity amid regional challenges.
UN: 50,000 women killed in one year
November 25, 2025 - 10:34amOn the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, new UN figures highlight the scale of gender-based violence. As online abuse is on the rise, Sister Abby Avelino of Talitha Kum shines the light on the plight of millions of trafficked women and girls.
Gaza shortages still blight daily life
November 25, 2025 - 7:01amFood is slowly returning to the shelves in Gaza but the situation is still difficult and supplies remain in shortage. I
Rwandan youth encouraged to emulate ‘digital Apostle,’ Carlo Acutis
November 25, 2025 - 6:15amRwanda’s Bishop Vincent Harolimana, of the Diocese of Ruhengeri, has told young people that Saint Carlo Acutis is a model saint who can help them navigate today’s digital world.
Parish Flocknote
Weekly Update
November 21, 2025 - 2:02pmSchedule for November 22-23 Saturday, November 22 7:00 am Cathedral Open for Private Prayer and Devotion 8:00 am Mass 11:00 am Quinceanera Celebration 1:00 pm Mass for Feast of St. Cecilia, Gathering of Archdiocesan Choirs--...Adult Faith Opportunities - this week
November 19, 2025 - 2:01pmAdult Faith Opportunity Tuesday, December 9 , 2025 – 7:00 pm Join us at the Cathedral Basilica for an evening of prayer and reflection with Brother Benedict Gregory Johnson, OP , a Dominican friar. Brother Benedict will be...Spirituality Class
November 9, 2025 - 2:01pmAdult Faith Opportunity Tuesday, November 11 , 2025 – 7:00 pm Join us at the Cathedral Basilica for an evening of prayer and reflection with Brother Benedict Gregory Johnson, OP , a Dominican friar. Brother Benedict will be...Veterans Day
November 8, 2025 - 2:06pmFood Drive
November 8, 2025 - 10:01amFood Drive On the Weekends of November 1-2 and 8-9 the Archbishop has asked every parish to host a food drive to suppot food pantries in St. Louis. The intent is to support the estimated 292,000 families in the Archdiocese of...
National Catholic Register
4 Common Tactics of the Devil, They’re Driving Me Nuts, Leo’s Surprise Revelation at NCYC, Modern Miracles of the Miraculous Medal, and More Great Links!
November 25, 2025 - 5:57pm
Piotr Zakrzewski
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The Best In Catholic Blogging
‘Mater Populi Fidelis’: A Vision of Mary as Mother and First Disciple
November 25, 2025 - 5:50pm
Raphael, “The Small Cowper Madonna,” ca. 1505, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Vatican’s new doctrinal note moves beyond title debates to restore Mary’s role where Vatican II placed her — in perfect transparency to Christ and at the heart of the Church’s life.
‘Say Thank You to Someone’ This Thanksgiving, Pope Leo XIV Says
November 25, 2025 - 4:38pm
Daniel Ibáñez
Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters after a daylong stay at the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo on Nov. 25, 2025.
The Holy Father also addressed concerns about violence in Lebanon ahead of his trip there later this week.
Full Text: Pope Leo XIV Speaks to 5 Teens During a Digital Encounter on EWTN
November 25, 2025 - 2:51pm
Victoria Arruda
Pope Leo appears on screen to 16,000 youth gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana for the digital encounter on November 21, 2025.
'Now is the time to dream big, to be open to what God can do through your lives.'
Fact Check: Did Pope Leo Host a Rave Last Week in Slovakia?
November 25, 2025 - 2:32pm
Felipe Amorim
Father Guilherme Peixoto, a priest and DJ, performs onstage during a fair in Coimbra, Portugal, on July 4, 2024.
Catholic leaders in Košice also attended the event.
First Things
Ralph Lauren, American Patriot
January 21, 2025 - 5:00amOn January 4 , President Joe Biden honored nineteen individuals with the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. While one could argue that some were less deserving of the award than others, I believe that one honoree deserved it without question: Ralph Lauren, a living embodiment of the American dream who in turn made America his muse. His designs pay homage to the cowboy, the soldier, the Ivy Leaguer. For Lauren, no aspect of the American character isn’t worth celebrating—a welcome contrast to the self-loathing that usually pervades the upper echelons of society.
Begging Your Pardon
January 20, 2025 - 5:00amWho attempts to overthrow a government without weapons? Why would the alleged leader of an insurrection authorize military force to protect the government, and why would the alleged insurrection victims countermand that authorization? How do people who listen to speeches about democratic procedures and election integrity in one location transform into enemies of the Constitution after walking a mile and a half to the east? Who believes that interrupting a vote would overturn a government? If there was an attempted insurrection, why would a notoriously creative and aggressive prosecutor fail to find any basis for filing insurrection charges?
To Hell With Notre Dame?
January 20, 2025 - 5:00amI first visited the University of Notre Dame du Lac (to use its proper inflated style) in 2017 as a guest of some friends in the law school. By then I had already hated the place for more or less my entire life. For me, Notre Dame was synonymous with the Roman Catholic Church as I had known her in childhood: dated folk art aesthetics (has anyone ever written about how ugly the buildings are?), the Breaking Bread missalette, the so-called “Celtic” Alleluia, the thought (though not the actual writings) of Fr. Richard McBrien, jolly fat Knights of Columbus in their blue satin jackets, avuncular permanent deacons named Tom, Pat, or, occasionally, Dave. At the age of twenty-seven, I expected to find preserved something of the religious atmosphere of the middle years of John Paul II’s papacy: the quiet half-acknowledged sense of desperation, the all-pervading horror of unbelief that could never be allowed formally to take shape among the grandchildren of European immigrants who had done well for themselves in the professions—perhaps too well.
The Mercurial Bob Dylan
January 17, 2025 - 5:00amThere’s a version of Bob Dylan for everyone: small-town boy from Duluth, Minnesota; scrappy folk troubadour of Greenwich Village; electric rock poet who defied expectations at Newport; introspective born-again Christian; Nobel Laureate. As any journalist who has interviewed him will attest, Dylan is an enigma. Capturing the whole man is harder than making a bead of mercury sit still in one’s palm.
The Theology of Music
January 17, 2025 - 5:00amÉ lisabeth-Paule Labat (1897–1975) was an accomplished pianist and composer when she entered the abbey of Saint-Michel de Kergonan in her early twenties. She devoted her later years to writing theology and an “Essay on the Mystery of Music,” published a decade ago as The Song That I Am , translated by Erik Varden . It’s a brilliant and beautiful essay, but what sets it apart from most explorations of music is its deeply theological character.





