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The history of astronomy’s most famous comet may need to be revised. New research suggests that six centuries before astronomer Edmond Halley scientifically described in 1705 the periodic appearance of the comet that now bears his name, another person had already understood that it was the same celestial object observed at different times. It cannot…
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice as the new archbishop of Prague, selecting a prelate known for championing reconciliation between ethnic Germans and Czechs to lead the Czech capital’s historic archdiocese. The 54-year-old Redemptorist returns to his hometown to succeed Archbishop Jan Graubner, who submitted his resignation upon reaching the canonical…
It’s become an annual tradition for the Catholic bishops from the two cities sending teams to the Super Bowl to make a friendly wager before the big game to benefit Catholic nonprofits in the teams’ cities. As the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks prepare to play in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8,…
In a decree by a Wisconsin bishop on Friday, the Catholic Church officially opened the cause for sainthood of a Belgian immigrant who had visions of the Blessed Mother. Adele Brice (1831–1896) couldn’t read or write, but she traveled the countryside of Wisconsin on foot teaching children and families about God. Brice is most well…
Catholic Dutch political commentator and activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek said “the rule of law is dead” in Europe and detailed the issues of censorship and immigration on the continent. Vlaardingerbroek is an attorney and Catholic convert who has been outspoken about European immigration, national sovereignty, and free speech. Recently, the U.K. government banned her from entering…
Public schools in the United States are required by the U.S. Constitution to allow students and staff to pray, the government said this week, with the Trump administration reminding educators that they must neither impose nor generally forbid prayer in school facilities. The government issued the guidance on Feb. 5, with U.S. Department of Education…
U.S. bishops released a statement in favor of the new United States Department of State rules expanding the Mexico City Policy and limiting the funding of abortion abroad. “We support robust funding for authentic lifesaving and life-affirming foreign assistance and applaud new policies that prevent taxpayer dollars from going to organizations that engage in ideological…
Around 70,000 young people from different parts of Mexico made the pilgrimage on Jan. 31 to the Christ the King monument, situated atop Cubilete Hill in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, in what became one of the largest youth pilgrimages in recent years. Since 1974, the Witness and Hope movement has organized the youth pilgrimage,…
As the Winter Olympic Games open in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Pope Leo XIV has issued a wide-ranging letter on the value of sport, urging nations to embrace an “Olympic Truce” and warning against corruption, fanaticism, and a “dictatorship of performance” that can distort athletics’ deeper purpose. The letter, titled “Life in Abundance,” was…
Pope Leo XIV met with members of Courage International on Feb. 6 in what the ministry called a “historic” and “momentous” event that took place in Vatican City. The Connecticut-based ministry, which for nearly half a century has ministered to Catholics dealing with same-sex attraction, said in a press statement that leaders associated with the…
