Did You Know? Why the Communion Wafer Was the First Waffle
Strange, but true: crusaders helped invent waffles, which are technically just giant Communion wafers.
A Murderer Became So Devout Awaiting Execution His Beatification Was Proposed
Servant of God Jacques Fesch became such a devout Catholic in prison awaiting his execution for murder his cause for canonization was opened.
Did You Know? The Real Catholic Saint from Narnia That Inspired...
The epic C.S. Lewis series of fantasy novels was inspired by a real Catholic saint, famed mystic and stigmatic Saint Lucy of Narnia.
Miss Your Easter Obligation 7 Years in a Row? You Could...
If you don't fulfill your Easter Duty for seven years, you could turn into a werewolf - at least according to French Catholic tales of popular piety.
The Ancient Papal Tradition of the Golden Rose
For over a millennium, popes have been blessing Golden Roses to give away as a sign of papal affection.
What Have Popes Said About the Big Bang Theory?
In 1927, Father Georges Lemaître first proposed the idea of an expanding universe starting with a "big bang," since accepted by many popes.
A ‘Prayer of Faith Seeking Understanding’ During These Trouble Times, by...
In a time when we pray to understand God's Plan, turn to Saint Anselm's 'Prayer of Faith Seeking Understanding.'
Bishop Barron’s New Book Is A Razor To The Devil’s Masterpiece
Bishop Barron latest book "Letter to a Suffering Church: A Bishop Speaks on the Sexual Abuse Crisis" addressing sexual abuse in the Church and offers a path forward.
Ancient Ruins Discovered Where Jesus Founded the Church on Peter
Pious tradition holds Jesus tasked Peter with establishing the Church and said the famous phrase: 'You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church.'
The Holy Tablecloth: Could It Be the Same One Used at...
According to the tradition, it is 'the tablecloth used at the Last Supper before the Passion of Jesus Christ, the inception of the Church and the Institution of the Mass.'
