St. John the Baptist was a “miracle baby.”  His mother St. Elizabeth, a relative of the Blessed Virgin Mary, “conceived a son in her old age” though she had been “called barren” (Luke: 1: 36).  The reason she conceived was because, as the Archangel Gabriel told Mary, “Nothing will be impossible for God” (Luke 1: […]Read more

Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to protecting children and vulnerable people, describing safeguarding as a responsibility shared by every member of the Church. Speaking before his Wednesday General Audience, the Holy Father met with representatives of the Centro de Investigación y Formación de Protección al Menor, a Latin American organization dedicated to […]Read more