A Word from Cardinal Dolan: A Little Latin
| 05/15/2024
By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
In his video this morning, Cardinal Dolan explains why nine days of prayer are called a novena.
That’s what the Apostles and our Blessed Mother did when Jesus returned to Heaven on Ascension Thursday. They prayed for the gift of the Holy Spirit for nine days, the first novena.
Archbishop Hicks looks at the three ways Lent gives us to reject the temptation of empty promises.
By:
Archbishop Ronald Hicks
| 02/22/2026
The pope tells clergy to resist digital shortcuts and cultivate authentic friendships with young people.
By:
OSV News
| 02/22/2026
As war enters its fourth year, Pope Leo XIV calls for the silence of weapons and a just and lasting peace.