By declaring Jeanne Jugan, the foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor, to be a saint, the...

The most important journey in life is the journey inwards, to the depths of our own being. It is ...

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has been called "the Asian Pope Francis," because of his...

This excellent guide, read alongside Pope Francis' Evangelii Gaudium, helps us to pray and...

Pope John Paul II said that the Rosary is a powerful prayer for peace, for families, and for...

By any reckoning, the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI was extraordinary, with moments of high drama....

In many ways, we seem to be living in wintry times at present in the Western world. In this new...

In 1849 Emmeline Erle and her widowed mother move from sunny southern Europe to cold and grimy...

Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa has the unique distinction of being the preacher to three different ...

St. Therese famously said, "God gave me a Father and Mother more worthy of Heaven than...

The Catholic Church seems to be in serious crisis - disfigured by scandals, divided by...

“All I know is I was blind, and now I see.” These words from the Gospel of...