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Why Does Jesus Vanish at Emmaus?
When the resurrected but still unrecognized Jesus sits at table with the two disciples in Emmaus, he “took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them” (Luke 24:30). Immediately, several things happen: Their eyes were opened; they recognized him; he vanished from their sight (Luke 24:31). Why
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
ACERRA, Italy — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, as many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and young people who have died or are battling cancer — illnesses tied to a multi-billion
Rubio visits Missionaries of Charity on the first day of his visit to India
MUMBAI, India – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Kolkata, India, early on Saturday, where he visited Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by St. Mother Teresa. Rubio spent an hour at the headquarters and then visited Nirmala Sishu Bhawan, an orphanage run by
Bonus: The Coconut War and playing ball
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Gargoyles, Buttresses and the Art of Building Heavenward
COMMENTARY: Notre Dame’s gargoyles, flying buttresses and open spire reveal how the great cathedrals united engineering, artistry and theology into a single vision reaching toward heaven. When the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris went up in flames on April 15, 2019, the Catholic world was shocked and heartbroken —
Ep. 262: Recollect! Allocate! Celebrate!
The Vatican’s synod department sets this week some deadlines ahead of a 2028 ecclesial assembly in Rome.Then, JD and Ed talk about a shift in how the SSPX is presenting its planned illicit episcopal consecrations in July.Subscribe nowThis episode is brought to you by the Catholic Education Fund, an initiative