Euthanasia

Cardinal, nuns, pharmacist sue Illinois over assisted suicide

Illinois has crafted a law that is among the most extreme of the world. "The state should stop trying to make Catholic nuns help patients kill themselves."

• Illinois passes assisted suicide bill in dead of night

• UPDATE: Sisters win temporary stay in NY assisted suicide lawsuit

• Cardinal Cupich: Illinois is attacking Catholic values

Bible

This Bible passage summarizes Mother Teresa’s apostolate

If you want to know what motivated Mother Teresa and her radical life of self-giving, it all comes down to...

Marriage

What a flooded wedding got wonderfully right

The images of a bride wading through a flooded church went around the world, but perhaps the best part of the...

Spiritual Life

How to start a home Bible study group

A simple do-it-yourself approach can make it happen, and no, you don't have to be a Scripture scholar!

• This bishop has an idea for diving into Scripture

• 5 Tips on how to interpret the Bible from Dei Verbum

• The time to start a Bible study is now

France

Number of new French Catholics has caught Church by surprise

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit France this September, the heavily secularized nation is experiencing a...

Faith and Science

Three Jesuit scientists who changed the world

The Society of Jesus has produced some of the most important scientific minds in history. Here are three you...

Leo XIV

Why Leo XIV is still a bit like Robert Francis Prevost

Although he is now Leo XIV, the current Pope hasn't renounced his former identity as Robert Francis Prevost....

Australia

Australia’s unique devotion to Our Lady of the Southern Cross

In the Southern Hemisphere, the Southern Cross has been a guide to sailors for thousands of years and Our Lady...

Books

Wendell Berry on how to find peace

We will never gain peace by fighting against our place and our people.

Leo XIV

Pope’s love for baseball shows why sports matter

The lighthearted mutual fandom between Pope Leo XIV and the White Sox is a joyful reminder of why sports are...

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