In a message to the Archdiocese of Milan, Pope Leo XIV expressed his hope that the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be an occasion of solidarity and bridge-building between peoples and cultures.

Por tanto, vayan y hagan discípulos de todas las naciones … (Mt 28:19) Esta “Gran Comisión” de Cristo es una misión que llevamos a cabo hoy cada uno de nosotros, sus seguidores, y la Iglesia que fundó.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations … . (Mt 28: 19) This “great commission” of Christ is carried out today by each of us—his followers—and by the Church he founded.

La lectura del Evangelio del cuarto domingo del tiempo ordinario (Mt 5:1-12a) contiene las ocho bienaventuranzas que consideramos como los principios éticos fundamentales del cristianismo y que, sin duda, prescriben una forma de vida que conduce a la bondad y a la verdadera felicidad. Pero las bienaventuranzas son mucho más que un conjunto de pautas morales.

The Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mt 5:1-12a) contains the Eight Beatitudes. These have been described as Christianity’s fundamental ethical principles, and they certainly do proscribe for us a way of living that leads to goodness and a happy life. But the Beatitudes are much more than a set of moral guidelines.

There are some coincidences in time that are attention getters. This year, we have one such: Christian Lent begins the same day as Islam’s Ramadan.

Those of us who are sports fans to any degree have been there. We might have been in a large stadium watching our favorite college or professional team play. Maybe we were in a school gym, parking lot or at a football field for a child’s CYO game. Or we might simply have been sitting on a couch at home following a big game on TV.

In the spirit of synodality, successful planning requires broad consultation and teamwork. It requires a profound sense of openness to the guidance of the Holy Spirit—as this is manifested both through the rich history of the Church in this region and in the present circumstances. —Archbishop Charles C. Thompson

Those of us who are sports fans to any degree have been there. We might have been in a large stadium watching our favorite college or professional team play. Maybe we were in a school gym, parking lot or at a football field for a child’s CYO game. Or we might simply have been sitting on a couch at home following a big game on TV.

Roughly 1,200 people served as joyful witnesses to the sanctity of life during the eighth Indiana March for Life on Jan. 22. The date is significant.

​Los recientes tiroteos contra manifestantes, los ataques a funcionarios del gobierno y las continuas deportaciones indiscriminadas de tantos de nuestros vecinos han desatado la indignación y una grave preocupación por la integridad de nuestra nación.

The recent shootings of protesters, attacks on government officials, and continued indiscriminate deportations of so many of our neighbors have sparked outrage and grave concern about the integrity of our nation. Have we lost our moral compass?

Jennifer DesJean knew what the huge crowd in the basketball gym wanted. And the more she thought about it, the more excited she became too. “I’m going to do it,” the head coach of the girls’ varsity basketball team of Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High School in Indianapolis told her assistant coach sitting next to her. “I’m going to do it!”

When Tami Clouse received the invitation from the Indiana Board of Education to share the remarkable story of what happened at Central Catholic School in Indianapolis, she became emotional, viewing the honor as a celebration of “a beautiful community.”