Cannes to show documentary on Louisiana priests on path to sainthood

NEW YORK – Last January when Chris Charles Scott directed a documentary about five French priests that cared for the sick through the 1873 yellow fever epidemic in Shreveport, Louisiana, he never expected that it would have a spot in this year’s Cannes World Film Festival. The expectation, Scott said, was a regional and Catholic […]

Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Is. 42:1-4, 6-7 / Ps. 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 / Acts 10:34-38 / Lk. 3:15-16, 21-22 The liturgy last week revealed the mystery of God’s plan — that in Jesus all peoples, symbolized by the Magi, have been made “co-heirs” to the blessings promised Israel. This week, we’re shown how we claim our inheritance. Jesus […]

Under a hurry-up pope, are we seeing a slow-down papacy?

ROME — When it comes to the relationship between a pope and the papacy he leads, the correspondence is never exact. Yes, a papacy directly reflects the personality and vision of the pope, but it’s also shaped by the instincts and outlooks, and also the foibles and limitations, of all the people who serve it. […]

Saint of the day: Raymond of Penafort

St. Raymond was born in 1175 to a noble family, with ties to the royal house of Aragon, in modern-day Spain. He was a gifted student, and his philosophical nature led him to teach in Barcelona by the time he was 20. While teaching, he worked to bring the Catholic faith and teachings into his […]