Matthew McConaughey went to the Vatican with some weighty questions. He came away having discovered another side to Pope Leo.
The feast of the Assumption of Mary has been celebrated in Malta since time immemorial.
In 1891 a pope spoke into the chaos of the Industrial Revolution. In 2026 his namesake spoke into the age of AI. The tradition connecting them is worth knowing.
On the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Leo XIV reflected on Peter sinking beneath the waves — and what that moment of failure reveals about faith.
Eleven centuries before Gaudí broke ground, the Benedictines were already praying in the Raval. Sant Pau del Camp is still there — and almost nobody goes.
From the fjords of Norway to the limestone hills of Portugal, Europe's pilgrimage network extends far beyond Santiago.
Archaeologists have uncovered charred sycamore wood preserved for 2,600 years. The growth rings inside may allow researchers to date the destruction to within a single decade.
When Pope Leo XIV visits the city of Florida, Uruguay, in November, he will pray before a 400-year-old statue that watched over the birth of a nation.
The Oscar-winning actor and his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, were welcomed by Pope Leo during a Vatican visit.
The composer describes the work as an offering to the Church — a way of giving back, through his professional gifts, the love he has received from it. “Take heart! I have overcome the world.”
A philosopher’s congress in early August taught me two things: why the Roman Empire expanded northward, and why August might actually be the best time to go.
A yellowed flyer found in a Florence convent pharmacy describes a 19th-century tonic made from coca leaves and kola nuts. Sound familiar?
Children from Uganda, the Holy Land, and Italy performed a “Canticle of Peace” for Pope Leo XIV, who told them beauty in music is a path toward God.
On October 12, 2015, almost 55 years to the day after she received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, she died in Los Angeles at age 90.
Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s September trip to France, a new survey highlights the profound spiritual impact of his recent visit to Spain.
Everyone's talking about an image of the basketball star and questioning if it is real. We couldn't stop thinking about what it might inspire.
Pope Leo's message offers five refreshing ways to see old age — not as an ending, but as a season still full of hope.
