Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

German President Laments Church’s Diminished Role at ‘Catholics Day’

Filip Singer – Pool/Getty Images German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the103rd German Catholic Convention on May 29, 2024, in Erfurt, Germany. Speaking at the opening of the “Katholikentag” in the central German town of Erfurt on Wednesday, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier decried the Church’s diminishing role and standing in […]

Pope Francis: The Eucharist is God’s Response to the Deepest Hunger of the Heart

Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News On the solemnity of Corpus Christi, the Eucharist — the real presence of Christ — is given public and solemn adoration, love, and gratitude. The Holy Father himself will offer the Mass and lead the traditional Eucharistic procession from St. John Lateran Basilica to St. Mary Major Basilica this Sunday, June […]