When you have a Church that’s been around for 2000 years, just about everything that can happen has happened. This is one of these stories – and it has an important lesson. In the 13th century, Pope Gregory IX issued an unusual decree, one saying that baptisms with beer (instead...
So maybe you’ve decided to make the leap and attend seminary. You have spoken to your vocation director and maybe to your bishop. Or maybe you think you ought to give seminary a try, but you’re feeling too intimidated by how shrouded in mystery the whole process seems...
When Pope Francis visited the United States in September of 2015, he got a unique surprise: a family on the side of the road where he was driving by had dressed their baby up as a pope! When Pope Francis spotted the child, he smiled and let out a big...
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As you may have heard, the Vicar of Christ is now in Instagram! And his account is shattering records. His account is named “franciscus,” which is Latin for Francis and was launched on March 19th. Within 12 hours, the account had already reached 1 million followers – a new record for...
