Dalai Lama, Inca, Tenno: for centuries, peoples of the world were ruled by god-like rulers – until their death. But the hectic, globalised 21st century is sapping the strength of the lifers. There have been many reasons in history why rulers who were also worshipped as deities had to descend from Olympus. Political defeats and…
Pope Leo XIII described her as the most impressive woman he had ever met. The founder of the order, Francesca Xaviera Cabrini, left behind an impressive life’s work. There will soon be a cinema film about it. When Francesca Xaviera Cabrini stepped off the ship in New York in 1889, she found a country in…
Raid instead of church service: In California, worshippers with fear of deportation are allowed to stay away from mass. Bishop Alberto Rojas calls for a more humane immigration system. The bishop of the San Bernardino diocese in California has cancelled the Sunday obligation for people who are afraid of imminent deportation. The diocese published…
It is one of the most important pictorial representations of the High Middle Ages. At 68 metres long, the Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings in 1066, the only time in history that England was conquered. Thanks to its wealth of detail and sophisticated storyboard, the Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most important…
By Fr Eamonn Conway Christian hope is all around us. It is most readily visible in the lives of what Pope Francis called “the saints next door”, our neighbours and friends. Among them are even those who do not overtly consider themselves religious, who respond to the circumstances of everyday life as best they…
An approximately 100-kilometre-long memorial route leads survivors of the Srebrenica massacre and activists through forests, mountains and villages. The events of 1995 continue to complicate coexistence in Bosnia-Herzegovina to this day. Starting on Wednesday, more than 6,000 people in Bosnia-Herzegovina will commemorate the victims of the Srebrenica massacre with a three-day “peace march”. The approximately…
Since its reopening in December, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has recorded record-breaking visitor numbers. Other world-famous attractions in France can hardly keep up. More than six million people have visited Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris since it reopened just over six months ago. With an average of 35,000 visitors per day, it is currently the most…
By Luca Attanasio Sr Rose Pacatte, FSP, is a renowned expert in media literacy, film criticism, and authorship. Born in the United States, she entered the Daughters of St Paul in 1967 and has been a member of the congregation for over five decades. She holds an M.Ed. in Media Studies from the University…
By Dr Christopher Kwan Hoong Ng Newly minted Pope Leo XIV has identified artificial intelligence (AI) as one of the most critical matters facing us. After taking the helm of the Catholic Church, the new Pope laid out the vision of his papacy: “In our own day, the Church offers everyone the treasury of its…
On June 26, 2025, Pope Leo XIV visited the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Synod in Rome, where he presided over an afternoon session of the XVI Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops. The Pope, who serves as the council’s president, met with bishops and lay members to discuss the ongoing implementation…