The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Francis had suffered a “contusion” on his right forearm after falling at his residence that same morning. While the arm was not fractured in the accident, it was braced “as a precautionary measure,” the brief communication said. Pope Francis’ arm, tied up in a white sling, was visible in photos taken on the morning of Jan. 16 in the apostolic palace during his scheduled audiences.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is currently preparing documents on a variety of subjects beginning with one on artificial intelligence (AI) written in collaboration with the Dicastery for Education and Culture. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, told the Register Jan. 15 that the document on AI will be published “at the end of the month.”

For centuries, the sound of church bells has called the faithful to prayer, not just before Mass but during its holiest moments. Beginning in the late 12th century, many churches rang their tower bells at the consecration and during the elevation of the Host. The practice served as both a sign of reverence and a summons to adoration — a reminder for those inside the church and those working nearby to pause and offer praise to Our Lord.

Popular trends today reveal that human nature is always ‘at work’ in people, inclining us toward various good things. At the same time, these trends can illustrate how misconceptions and disordered desires can taint or pervert such good inclinations. A growing emphasis of ‘self-care’ can be a case a point—and an important one in this time of new year resolutions.

It is significant that the great public revelation about who Jesus is starts with Mary. The Blessed Mother is the center of the scene. She initiates his miracle with four words to him: “They have no wine.” Christ’s response — “My hour has not yet come” — is a reference to the fact, seemingly well known to both mother and son, that to reveal his glory will lead to “his hour” — his death...

I am enthralled to the father of monasticism, for a number of reasons. Of course, there is his great theological contribution to combating Arianism. And his popularization of the ascetic life is unparalleled in its effect on the life of the Church — he effectively created an entire new spiritual lung, which is still sustaining the Church through prayer and spiritual combat. But what I love most about St. Anthony is the innocent literalism with which he heard and responded to the words of Christ...

Two decades ago, Sally Read was an award-winning poet, an outspoken feminist as well as a vehemently anti-Catholic atheist. Then, unexpectedly, in 2010, she converted to Catholicism. Subsequently, six years later, she published her acclaimed spiritual memoir about that faith journey: Night’s Bright Darkness: A Modern Conversion Story. She has since published books on theology and poetry.

How should Catholics think about UFOs? How can the Church respond to evolving scientific discoveries? What are the boundaries for Catholic belief? The McGrath Institute for Church Life is proud to present "Edge of Belief: UFOs, Technology and The Catholic Imagination," a documentary short that explores the outer limits of belief. This film features interviews with Notre Dame theology professors, scientists, and renowned Orthodox iconographer ‪Jonathan Pageau...

A doorbell camera has captured the remarkable moment a meteorite struck the ground outside a home, scattering dust and producing audible impact sounds—a historic first, according to University of Alberta scientist Chris Herd. In July 2024, Laura Kelly and her partner Joe discovered the rock outside their home on Prince Edward Island, Canada, marking the province's first recorded meteorite fall...

If last week we met a variety of saints — many of whom from North America — this week we have something of a dearth: most of the weekdays are days in Ordinary Time. Except for Jan. 13, the feast of St. Hilary of Poitiers. Hilary was a fourth-century doctor of the Western Church. He was bishop of Poitiers, a city in west-central France, originally founded by a Celtic tribe.