Why walking on water captured my childhood imagination
A Reflection for Saturday of the Second Week of Easter, by J.D. Long García
Pope Leo named one of Time magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People of 2026’
Each list member was feted on Time’s website with a short reflection from a prominent figure, with filmmaker Martin Scorsese saying in his commentary on Pope Leo that he was “struck by his bravery and his common touch.”
St. Stephen and a martyr’s lottery
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Christian groups appeal to IMF to do more for poor nations as global economy falters
Nations facing significant food insecurity may be pushed to the edge by debt, climate change, oil and food spikes, and US war on Iran: “Developing countries shouldn’t have to choose between paying off debt and funding schools, hospitals, or climate preparedness and response.”
Gallup: Young men are an ‘emerging exception’ among ‘low ebb’ of religiosity in US
An increasing number of the nation’s young men say religion is “very important” in their lives, marking a return to levels seen 25 years ago, and edging them ahead of young women on the issue.
Investigation ‘ongoing’ in false bomb threat at home of Pope Leo’s brother
The police chief of a southwest suburb of Chicago, where one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers lives, confirmed to OSV News that his department is conducting “an ongoing and active investigation” of an unsubstantiated bomb threat at John Prevost’s house.
Podcast: ‘Don’t Take the Bait’: A Roundtable on Trump’s Pope Leo Comments
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” America Editor-in-Chief Fr. Sam Sawyer, SJ, joins Vatican Correspondent Colleen Dulle and Executive Editor Ashley McKinless for a roundtable discussion on the recent comments President Trump and other administration officials have made about Pope Leo, and the pope’s response given en route to his tour of four African countries.
Even as the subject of a documentary, SNL’s Lorne Michaels is a bit of a mystery
Lorne Michaels is well known to fans of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ yet not much is known about him.
Pope Leo preaches on hunger to 120,000 at Mass in Cameroon
Pope Leo drew attention to the food crisis and the poverty that is causing great suffering for so many people, even though the land is rich in agricultural and other resources.
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