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April 24, 2025

On Feb. 24, about 10 days into his hospitalization, there were unconfirmed reports, now apparently credible in retrospect, that Pope Francis and his doctors were fighting for his life — indeed, that his condition was so dire that the 88-year-old Pontiff might not last another

World reacts to death of Pope Francis

April 22, 2025

Indian Prime Minister Modi: Pope Francis was ‘beacon of compassion’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that Pope Francis will “always be remembered as a beacon of compassion, humility, and spiritual courage.” Modi said on X on Monday morning that he was “deeply

Pope Francis: A Friend of the Jewish People

April 22, 2025

Jews around the world remembered Pope Francis as a friend to the Jewish people, a leader who strongly supported Catholic-Jewish relations and roundly condemned antisemitism. While some felt the Pope was more critical of Israel than he was of Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups,

Pope Francis’ Legacy: A Papacy Rooted in God’s Mercy

April 22, 2025

As all in the Catholic Church pray for the eternal repose of the soul of Pope Francis and begin the assessment of his life and papal legacy, it’s essential to begin with how he himself viewed his life and divine calling. He summed it up

Pope Francis to Be Buried at St. Mary Major Basilica Following Saturday Funeral

April 22, 2025

Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will take place Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced Tuesday. The Mass will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals. Following the funeral, the Pope’s coffin

African Catholics mourn the “post-colonial Pope”

April 22, 2025

The Vatican flag flies at half-mast at the Nunciature in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of Kinshasa cancels his visit to Cameroon’s war-torn Northwest region, where he was supposed to preside over the ordination of priests on April 25. The reason? The passing of

The Monstrosity of Christ’s Resurrection

April 20, 2025

I think about Jesus’s wounds a lot. Not in a “devotion to the Five Holy Wounds” kind of way, but in more of a “what the hell?” kind of way. Two of the four Gospels insist that, in his Resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ bears

What Does Belief in the Resurrection Look Like?

April 20, 2025

I believe all kinds of things: I believe E = mc2 (though I do not understand it); I believe warm weather will finally come to South Bend (eventually); I believed my GPS yesterday as it brought me to this doorstep; and so forth. But surely

Jesus Lives: Singing the Resurrection

April 20, 2025

Looking out my window this morning, it’s difficult to remember (let alone believe) that spring has “arrived.” The air is still cold, the skies are overcast, the wind is still bitter. Looking at my life as a Christian, it’s sometimes difficult to remember (let alone

“The Truth of the Resurrection” by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

April 20, 2025

To the Christian, faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is an expression of certainty that the saying that seems to be only a beautiful dream is in fact true: “Love is strong as death” (Song 8:6). In the Old Testament this sentence comes in