‘Little Edna’s War’ Uncovers a Wartime Story of a Jewish Girl’s Survival and Resistance

A new memoir reveals the true story of a Jewish child in the Warsaw Ghetto and the Polish Resistance. This isn't just ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel

New Holocaust Memoir ‘Little Edna’s War’ Book on Int’l Holocaust Remembrance Day

Already recognized by BookLife Reviews as an Editor’s Pick and Highly Recommended by Midwest Book Review, the memoir traces ...
Catholic News Agency

Why Pope Pius XI established the feast of Christ the King in a turbulent 1925

The feast of Christ the King was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925 following his encyclical Quas Primas. Today it is celebrated on the final Sunday before Advent. Quas Primas was Pope Pius XI’s ...
Artnet

The Surreal Moment When Salvador Dalí Met the Pope

“Never meet your heroes” is an old adage, but it’s apparently one that Surrealist superstar Salvador Dalí never paid much mind. In fact, even after a disappointing meeting with the father of ...
America Magazine

How do popes celebrate their birthdays? Pizza, parties and puppies

“Seldom in history have a man’s four-score years been turned with greater joy to all men who seek peace and righteousness here on earth, with greater and holier triumph following long days when bodily ...
Boston Herald

Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for a peaceful end to the “increasingly deafening violence” of wars around the world as he celebrated a Catholic feast day on the same day as a ...
National Catholic Register

75 Years After Dogma Declaration, Mary’s Assumption Still Lifts the Church

During another Jubilee Year 75 years ago, Pope Pius XII solemnly proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption. Pius XII — whom the Church now honors as “Venerable” in recognition of his heroic virtue — ...
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Pope Leo XIV prays for peace as US-Russia summit over Ukraine war gets underway

Pope Leo XIV greets meets people outside the St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV ...
America Magazine

Pope Leo just extended his vacation. What do popes do to relax?

Pope Leo XIV waves after arriving in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 6, 2025. The pope will stay in Castel Gandolfo for his customary retreat through July 20. (OSV News photo/Alessia Giuliani, CPP) Pope ...
Staten Island Advance

Why even have a Pope? A Catholic guy’s take | The Old Guy

My first Pope-related experience came when I was assigned a scrapbook on the late Pope Pius XII. Since he died in 1958, I assume this was a life summary scrapbook and I would have been in second grade ...
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Pope Leo visits ecological site inspired by Francis’s ‘Laudato si”

ROME – Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit on Thursday to Castel Gandolfo, the traditional papal summer residence, to visit an ecological project launched under Pope Francis. According to a Vatican ...