Faith and Spirituality

How Can We Support Pope Leo?

July 17, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Morning Air

Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio—better known as “Dr. Italy”—was standing in St. Peter’s Square when the white smoke rose to announce Pope Leo XIV’s election. That moment, the culmination of anticipation and prayer, unfolded like something out of Acts of the Apostles. The joy was electric, he said. People from every nation on earth erupted in unified […]

The Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

July 16, 2025July 14, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, News and Culture

There is a holy place in Israel that rises almost 1,800 feet above sea level. It’s called Mount Carmel, a Hebrew name that means “God’s Garden.” It was there that the Prophet Elijah confronted 450 prophets of the false god Baal; he convincingly demonstrated that there is no God except the True God (see 1 […]

Timothy Schmalz: The Sculptor of Saints and Angels

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 Articles, Entertainment, Faith and Spirituality, Morning Air

This episode of Morning Air offers a rich blend of faith and the arts as John Morales spoke with renowned Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz. Based in Canada, Schmalz is the artist behind some of the Church’s most moving public religious art, including his latest piece unveiled just before Easter in St. Peter’s Square. The sculpture, […]

A Shepherd’s Words After the Texas Tragedy

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Morning Air, News and Culture

On Morning Air, John Morales spoke with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller in the wake of the catastrophic flash floods that swept through Kerrville, Texas, over the Fourth of July weekend. The floods claimed the lives of more than 100 people, including children and staff from Camp Mystic. Pope Leo XIV offered his condolences and prayers for […]

Pope Leo Reminds Us of the Universal Mission of the Church

July 7, 2025July 7, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

On Sunday, July 6th, Pope Leo XIV spoke about the universal mission of the Church. Following the Angelus, he offered an address to the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, the pilgrims who had traveled to Rome, and he offered condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the flood in Texas. Dear […]

Pope Leo XIV: “Let us pray together that we might again learn how to discern”

July 3, 2025July 7, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

On Thursday, July 3rd, Pope Leo XIV posted a video on X with the following caption: Let us #PrayTogether that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel. #PrayerIntention @clicktopray_en #ClickToPray The video is branded […]

Pope Leo XIV Hosts Special Audience for Religious Sisters

July 2, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Relevant In Rome

On this episode of Relevant in Rome, John Morales welcomed Rome correspondent Ashley Noronha to share an update from the Vatican, even during the pause in regular Wednesday general audiences for the month of July. As tradition, the Vatican offers a break during this time so that staff and organizers may take some much-needed vacation. […]

Pope Leo’s Special Address on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

June 30, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

On Sunday, June 29th, the Solemnity of SS. Peter & Paul, Pope Leo XIV offered a special address to the Church during the Angelus. Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! Today is the great feast of the Church of Rome, which was born of the witness of the Apostles Peter and Paul, and made fruitful […]

The Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

June 29, 2025June 25, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality

In some parts of the world the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a Holyday of Obligation. In fact, it was one in the United States until 1840. Though we are no longer obligated to go to Mass, this feast is so important that when it falls on a Sunday, it “bumps” the usual […]

The Journey Continues: Consecrating Ourselves and Our Loved Ones to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June 28, 2025June 27, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Rosary Novena to the Sacred Heart

Whether you joined us daily, caught just a few moments, or are hearing about it for the first time – you’re not too late. Over the past 54 days, listeners around the world united nightly in prayer during the Family Rosary Across America, offering a powerful novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Now, as […]

The Feast of the Sacred Heart

June 27, 2025June 25, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Faith and Spirituality

From 1673 to 1675 Jesus appeared to a French nun, a member of the Visitation Order that was founded in 1610. We are concluding the 350th anniversary celebrations of those apparitions with the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, a feast that Jesus Himself requested. St. Margaret Mary, to whom Jesus appeared, said […]

Pope Leo, Priesthood, and the Future of the Church

June 24, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, The Drew Mariani Show

Drew Mariani sat down with Msgr. James Shea, president of the University of Mary, for an invigorating conversation on Pope Leo XIV, young Catholics, vocations, and the bright horizon of the Church’s future. It was clear from the start: hope is alive, and the next generation is stepping up. They reflected on how popes have […]

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