“I am not yet so lost in lexicography,” writes Dr. Johnson on introducing his acclaimed Dictionary of the English Language, “as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of heaven.” Leaving aside the obvious misogyny of the comparison—at least by today’s progressive standards—the point Dr. Johnson is…
After his apostolic visits to Algeria and Cameroon, Pope Leo XIV now heads to Angola, where the Catholic Church is a historically rooted, socially influential religious institution that remains central to the country’s spiritual, cultural, and public life. Here are seven key things to know about the Catholic Church in Angola: 1. The Church here…
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday celebrated Mass at Yaoundé-Ville Airport in the final public event of his apostolic journey to Cameroon, telling thousands of faithful that “no one must be left alone to confront life’s adversities.” Before departing later in the day for Angola, the pope reflected on the Gospel account of…
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The Vatican has halted the cause for sainthood of Father Walter Ciszek, a Pennsylvania-born Jesuit priest who ministered to fellow prisoners while enduring more than 20 years of imprisonment in Russia. Ciszek (1904–1984) is known for his spiritual writings “He Leadeth Me” and “With God in Russia,” which he wrote after surviving torture by the…
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Pope Leo XIV continued his papal trip in Africa on April 17, holding Mass in Japoma Stadium in Cameroon, visiting a Catholic hospital, and meeting with students at the Catholic University of Central Africa. The Holy Father arrived in Cameroon on April 15 and will depart for Angola on April 18, eventually finishing his first…
It is “vital” that men be formed in virtuous masculinity, said organizers of the Fearless Congress, which opened its doors April 17 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The event, as its founder and director, Andrés Villaseñor, explained to ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News, “is a masculinity conference for men and women” as well…
The bishop of the Diocese of Savannah, Georgia, the host diocese for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs, encouraged Catholics to take inspiration from the martyrs by being “joyful witnesses” to the faith. In an April 16 interview on “EWTN News Nightly,” Bishop Stephen D. Parkes shared about the upcoming beatification of the five Spanish…
