Today is the feast of St. Benedict Joseph Labre. He was born at Amettes, near Boulogne, in 1748. After several attempts to join the Trappists, the Cistercians, and the Carthusians, he realized he was ...

This April 16 is an interesting day. It is the birthday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who was Joseph when he was born, and it is the feast day of St. Benedict Joseph Labre. St. Benedict Labre is ...

In his homily, Archbishop Gänswein said Benedict, ‘one of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time on the Chair of Peter, put himself under the protection of a saint for whom there ...

Founded in 1920 as a focus of Catholic Christian reflection on current events, New Blackfriars publishes articles and book reviews of general interest, with an emphasis on theology, philosophy and ...

Archbishop Georg Gänswein celebrated Mass at the tomb of St. Peter on Tuesday to mark one month since the death of Pope Benedict XVI. Gänswein, the pope emeritus’ longtime personal secretary, offered ...