Archbishop Warda on Iran war: A refuge for Christians in Iraq is now under threat
A painful irony today is that Erbil—once a refuge for displaced Christian families—has become one of the Iraqi cities most frequently exposed to missile and drone attacks as war between U.S.-Israel and Iran continues.
The final synod report on women: what it says, what it means and what’s next
The report denounces “male chauvinism” and “clericalism,” making the case that in his brief pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has continued down Francis’ path of appointing women to positions of leadership in the Curia.
Pope Leo names close friend and fellow Augustinian as Vatican’s chief of charity
In a significant appointment to the Roman Curia, Pope Leo has chosen the Spanish-born Augustinian bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, 64, to be the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, or papal almoner, and raised him to the rank of archbishop.
A warning against idolatry (of your phone)
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Lent, by Colleen Dulle
After 900 years, monks of iconic French La Trappe Abbey consider leaving historic monastery
The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced—a move that could bring to an end 900 years of Cistercian monastic presence in Soligny-la-Trappe, formerly known as “La Grande Trappe.”
Podcast: U.S. culture has a contempt problem, with Timothy Shriver
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Timothy Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics and founder of the nonprofit UNITE, which incubated the Dignity Index, a language evaluation tool that aims to bring greater dignity to our public discourse. Zac, Ashley and Tim discuss: In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss Pope Leo’s new pick to serve as the Vatican ambassador to the United States; the latest Catholic news from the Middle East war; and the publication of the Synod on Synodality’s final report on women leadership. Links for further reading: You can follow us on X…
This Lent, let God into your hardened heart
A Reflection for the Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, by Ashley McKinless
36 years as a Vatican journalist: papal apologies, a pillow fight and the people of God
While each pope said and did things that inspired me or puzzled me or challenged me or disappointed me, so did other Catholics.
Why Christians can’t (and shouldn’t) stop asking questions
We believers cannot answer our own questions, at least not to our satisfaction. But we equally cannot stop asking those questions, and that is what makes life worth living.
A cure for blindness: Seeing as God sees
March 15, 2026, the Fourth Sunday of Lent: God’s gaze looks past what we often define as “appealing” outward appearances of dress, ethnicity, race, or physical features. Instead, God looks into our hearts.
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