My interest in Japanese Catholicism was reignited recently by the Nagasaki Bell Project, a noble effort being led by ...

The religious family to which the new pontiff belonged, and which he led as Prior General for 12 years, has a long history of missionary presence on the Asian continent, beginning with the Basilica of ...

Takamatsu, 76, is one of two Japanese cardinals at the conclave. His great-grandfather, who personally lived the experience ...

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After white smoke billowed Thursday from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that a pope had been chosen, students in every ...

As the conclave is held to select a new pope, LGBTQ Catholics hope that the next leader of the church will continue the inclusion work Pope Francis started more than 20 years ago. Pope Francis ...

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For a while, Matt Pennala didn’t listen to overtures from St. Xavier coach Tom Ryan. In 2018, Pennala graduated from high school in Long Beach City, California. But after playing for Long Beach ...

St. Xavier and McNicholas, the reigning state champions in Division I and II respectively, have the top seeds in Regions 4 and 8 and will fend off some powerful competitors to keep their repeat ...

In his 2025 biography, "Hope," Francis spoke of his admiration for the Baroque painter Caravaggio. He recalled that during his travels to Rome as a cardinal, he prayed in front of the painting by ...

Declaring Francis a saint would ensure that his legacy and his relevance in the life of the church could not easily be undone. What’s Next for Catholics After Francis? How rifts in the Catholic ...

(The Conversation) — The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting. (The Conversation) — Pope Francis ...