How a Pope’s Imprisonment Led to There Never Being a Pope...
John XIV's papal reign was recorded twice, both while as pope and while imprisoned by an antipope.
Deliver Me Jesus: 7 Things I’ve Learned From Praying the Litany...
Justin Farr from BlackCatholic explains: gaining humility is a gradual series of skirmishes against the self, and the battle still rages on!
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.
The Time When the Order of Malta Had an Air Force
For a brief period after WWII, the Catholic Sovereign Military Order of Malta operated an airforce.
Did You Know? The Catholic Conversion of Oscar Wilde
Wanting to convert but was imprisoned before he could, Wilde repented of his sins and converted to Catholicism before his death.
5 Ways to Be a Father Like St. Joseph
In his apostolic letter “Patris Corde” (which in Latin means “With a Father’s Heart”), Pope Francis urges the faithful to imitate the virtues of...
4 Ways to Pray the Stations of the Cross From Home...
COVID-19 restrictions may make attending Stations of the Cross in person impossible this year, but you can still follow this journey with Christ and strengthen your Lenten prayer life.
When Capital Punishment Was Legal in the Vatican
For forty years, capitan punishment was legal in the Vatican under the Lateran Treaty.
Did You Know? Catholic Midwives Can Perform ‘Emergency Baptisms’
The Church has emergency 'instructions for midwives regarding baptism who were in peril of not being born whole.'
The Strange Reason Why Pope Urban VIII Banned Powdered Tobacco
For 100 years, Catholics could not use powdered tobacco because Pope Urban VIII thought it was too close to this...
