May Relics Be Sold?
Question: Recently, I discovered a relic of St John Bosco, apparently a piece of bone within a reliquary, for sale...
Gunther Simmermacher
Some Famous Benedictines
There have been 17 Benedictine popes — and none of them took the name Benedict. The first of them was...
Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Africa, Algeria
Where’s that: Algiers, the capital of mainly Muslim Algeria. Our Lady’s connection: A statue of Mary as a black woman....
Leo XIV: The First Pop Age Pope
Dear Reader, With this issue we welcome our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. The long turnaround of printing and distributing...
The Story of the Council of Nicaea
This year marks 1700 years since the first Council of Nicaea was convened. Günther Simmermacher tells the story of how...
Why Didn’t Everybody Believe in the Resurrection?
Question: Why was something so amazing like the resurrection of Christ not enough to convert all the people of Jerusalem...
Shrines around the World: Our Lady of Mariazell, Austria
Where’s that? In Styria province, southern Austria. Our Lady’s connection: A miraculous wooden statue. The Marian sanctuary of Mariazell is...
Busy Month of Jubilees
Dear Reader, The Church’s busy Jubilee schedule is especially full in June, with eight separate celebrations taking place in Rome....
Skop, Skiet and Saints
Dear Reader, On May 11, the Church will observe the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The primary focus of...
