The Brown Scapular that was given to St. Simon Stock affirmed his mission to spread the Carmelite spirituality throughout the Church. It was the encouragement he needed. St. Simon Stock preached the ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on July 15 in the chapel at the Carabinieri station in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where he is on ...

Recent columns have addressed the background to Jesus’ proclamation of the “kingdom of God.” We’ve looked at the Old Testament, the Maccabean Revolt and popular revolutionary movements in Jesus’ day.

The film’s death scene is enhanced by the glorious singing of the opera singers who play the nuns — but the glories of the life to come belong to these martyrs, who were willing to die for their Lord, ...

An ancient fishing boat unearthed from the depths of the Sea of Galilee in 1986 provided a rare glimpse into maritime transportation during Jesus Christ's era. While there is no proof this was the ...

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa transforms a Spanish nun, mystic, and writer, into one of the most famous emblems of the ...

Iriberri is the do-it-all Jesuit who designed the pilgrimage route to honor the founder of the Society of Jesus and for over ...

Mary and Joseph are the parents of Jesus; well, at least on Earth. Still, they are iconic religious figures that many of us ...