Today it seems like hardly a week goes by in which we don’t read about another traditionally Christian country adopting laws hostile to life, the family, or religious liberty. Meanwhile, parish closings have become everyday […]
Today, we celebrate the feast day of Pope St. John Paul II, whose pontificate was the third-longest ever and who was canonized just nine years after his death, making his the shortest canonization cause in […]
Based on his numerous personnel appointments, it is clear what type of Church leadership Pope Francis prefers. American Catholics have learned this through the election of Blaise Cupich as Archbishop of Chicago and his imminent […]
Since the collapse of communism, Polish legislation has become among the most pro-life in Europe. Concurrently, popular support for abortion in Poland has plummeted, and the pro-life movement there is arguably the strongest on the […]
Now that World Youth Day 2016 is in the past, the dust has settled, the many international pilgrims who visited Poland are returning home, and Krakow is cleaning up after and transitioning back to everyday […]
In Krakow, I have spoken to many veterans of previous editions of World Youth Day. Although most of them were very young when Pope St. John Paul II died, they are nonetheless a “JP2 Generation” […]
It could be said that, currently, Latin America is, demographically and culturally, the heartlands of the Catholic Church. Not only do two in five of the world’s Catholics live there, but Latin America has the […]
Despite Pope Francis’ initial plans, his visit to Poland for World Youth Day has been complemented by a pastoral visit to the country, including a meeting with the Polish government and president and a Mass […]
Nowhere is the miraculous ability of World Youth Day to highlight and encourage Catholic revival in seemingly hopelessly post-Christian societies more evident than in the Australian pilgrims who have come to Krakow. Long a local […]
As Krakow hosts this year’s World Youth Day, many local institutions, from museums to cinemas and more, are hosting events related to the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, and Pope John Paul II. Among the most […]
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