Rome – Venerable Itala Mela’s parents were both atheist college professors and she herself left the Catholic Church after the death of her brother. But after an incredible re-conversion when she was eighteen years old, Itala dedicated her life to the study...
The Popes want us to read poetry? Oh yes—and lots of it. You can probably rattle off the big-name poets the pontiffs often mention. Dante Alighieri and his Divine Comedy have been recommended for centuries. The temperamental master often appears in Vatican documents...
Adoption is the chance and ability to give children life, but it is also so much more than that: it is a community act and an act of mercy, according to the Bible, but it is hard work on the part of all people involved. It is not easy to open heart and home to an...
PHILIPPINES—A group aligned with ISIS is currently attacking Malawi City in the southern region of the Philippines, burned the Cathedral, and taken Father Chito Saganob as a hostage along withat least 12 parishioners and church workers. The militant group as...
