The Sermon on the Mount, the setting for the Beatitudes in today’s gospel, was said by St Augustine (354-430) to be the charter of the Christian life. St ...

The first-ever youth synod organized jointly by the Leadership Conferences of Consecrated Life of Southern Africa (LCCL-SA) ...

With 2026 under way, 2fm's Dan Hegarty takes a look at some of the Irish albums turning five to 50 years old this year.

“All that remained was to remember the, falsely ironic words of the Andalusian poet: ‘Oh the life they try to live! Oh the life they lead in their world! Poor things, poor things… They know not how to ...

The Society of St. Justin Martyr has a simple yet profound three-fold spiritual purpose: to pray in pre-Reformation former places of Catholic worship as an act of reparation for past wrongs, to pray ...

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy.

The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe his story – from being born enslaved to becoming a college valedictorian – ...

The appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy ...

Filipino-Australian director James J. Robinson is bringing his debut feature “First Light” to the International Film Festival ...

George Saunders's place among the best living American writers is secure. And while Saunders is not often included in discussions of the best Catholic writers, in both his upbringing and his thematic ...

Former child star Bug Hall, best known for starring in The Little Rascals, revealed that he and his family have taken a vow of poverty and plan to live fully off the grid as “Catholic extremists." ...

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