The prison psychologist for the German prisoners at the Nuremberg trials asked Alfred Rosenberg “whether apart from all of the legal considerations he did not have some misgivings about his antisemitism.” Rosenberg, whom the psychologist called the “chief Nazi philosopher,” had served as Reichsminister for the Eastern Occupied Territories, where he oversaw atrocities, including the Holocaust, as a matter of course.

The Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama, will welcome a new shepherd, as Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi and appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mark S. Rivituso of St. Louis as his successor. The resignation and appointment were announced in Washington July 1 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the U.S. Archbishop Rodi, 76, had submitted his resignation to the pope in March 2024 upon reaching his 75th birthday, as required by canon law.

For those not living in these Isles, it’s very difficult to imagine what it’s like here. Depression, bordering on despair, is almost palpable and crops up everywhere. Recently, I got chatting to a stranger in a pub, and mentioned that I was soon to attend the citizenship ceremony of a friend who had immigrated from Eastern Europe. “Why would anyone in their right mind want to join this country?” the chap remarked. “That’s like climbing aboard a sinking ship.”

I wouldn't label this a Jeopardy! controversy at all. It's just a crazy coincidence, one that producers and others could never have foreseen.In a recent episode, contestants were given the Final Jeopardy clue of "Collections." Here's the clue: In 1896 the Vassar-educated wife of this man wrote, "Thousands of dollars may be paid for a copy of Shakespeare."

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by Hollywood. The two animals circled each other, both assessing their rival's robust, hairless body. With sabre-teeth like steak knives, piercing claws and skin as thick as a rhino's, they snapped their jaws open nearly 90 degrees – and launched into battle. From the right-hand side of one animal, the other's teeth crunched down from above...

We are one human family, yet we are born as members of a particular nation. Christians are reborn as members of Christ’s Mystical Body that unites believers worldwide. Given these bonds, we might wonder if it’s always better for nations to cooperate more closely to reflect global unity. At first glance, the answer could come back, “Of course, why not?” Indeed, the Church’s mission does promote greater unity...

A woman attacked a 2-year-old girl and her parents with pepper spray during Mass on Jun. 22 after allegedly being annoyed by the child’s behavior.The case happened in the church of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (Our Lady of Exile) in Jundiaí, a city on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil.

Pope Leo offered a striking message to the Knights of Malta on the Solemnity of Saint John the Baptist, who is the Order’s patron. The Pope expressed what is already becoming a hallmark of his pontificate, that is, an emphasis on the central and foundational duty of the followers of Christ to proclaim the Gospel. Thus Pope Leo continued to stress the primary obligation of the Christian, which is the obedience of faith to Jesus Christ.

In his 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium (EG), Pope Francis bewailed the fact that both priests and laypeople “suffer because of homilies: the laity from having to listen to them and the clergy from having to preach them!” (135). The Holy Father went on to characterize this situation as “sad,” noting that the homily “can actually be an intense and happy experience of the Spirit, a consoling encounter with God’s word, a constant source of renewal and growth” (ibid.). This raises the question of what a good homily ought to look like...

Jesus has a vision in this week’s Gospel: Satan falling like lightning from the sky, the enemy vanquished by the missionary preaching of His Church. Sent out by Jesus to begin gathering the nations into the harvest of divine judgment (see Isaiah 27:12–13; Joel 4:13), the seventy are a sign of the continuing mission of the Church. Carrying out the work of the seventy, the Church proclaims the coming of God’s kingdom. She offers His blessings of peace and mercy to every household on earth...