Via the Vatican: Being men and women of dialogue means remaining deeply rooted in the Gospel and in the values that flow from it and, at the same time, cultivating openness, listening and dialogue with those who come from other backgrounds, always placing the human person, human dignity, and our relational and communal nature at… Read More Pope Leo Points to 20th Century Christian Democratic Leaders as Models for ‘Healthy Secularism’

Pope Leo XIV via the Vatican: The supreme rule in the Church is love. No one is called to dominate; all are called to serve. No one should impose his or her own ideas; we must all listen to one another. No one is excluded; we are all called to participate. No one possesses the… Read More The Supreme Rule in the Church is Love

Anna Keating interviews Christopher Hale, author of Letters from Leo, about Pope Leo, the pope’s defense of the vulnerable, and the ongoing conflict between Leo and the Trump administration: You can watch here:

via the Vatican: Today, I would like to address you who are part of university institutions and all those who, in various ways, dedicate themselves to study, teaching and research. What is the grace that can touch the life of a student, a researcher, a scholar? I would respond in this way: it is the grace… Read More Pope Leo: Education Should Form an Overarching Vision, a Unified Gaze

via the USCCB: On November 12, 2025, and for the first time in 12 years, the U.S. bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. Collectively, the bishops have invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops. Here, some of those… Read More Special Pastoral Message on Immigration by the Bishops of the United States

via the Vatican: I too have been a teacher in the educational institutions of the Order of Saint Augustine. I would like, therefore, to share my experience with you by focusing on four aspects of the doctrine of the Doctor Gratiae that I consider fundamental to Christian education: interiority, unity, love and joy. These are… Read More Pope Leo’s Advice to Educators: Embrace Joy, Love, Unity, and Interiority