"These things are not just sideshow attractions," said W. Tyler Allen, who wrote A Catechism of the Strange. "They're not ...

Catholicism is strange. At its very center, Catholicism holds up a man put to death on an ancient instrument of torture – a cross. Although the man in question has long been the focus of theological ...

At the age of eight I was transferred to a Catholic school—this was my first proper introduction to Catholicism. I hadn’t ...

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If Catholicism makes a comeback among younger generations, I don’t think this will occur despite digital culture but rather because of it. Catholicism is uniquely suited to the age of the internet.

In this essay from Fr. Michael J. Himes (1947-2022), he reveals his “hope that these words will instill within you a conviction that Catholicism is alive through your life.” Fr. Himes reflects on our ...

Catholics love a good conversion story. Since the early days of Christianity, we have cherished the tales of saints, scholars and artists who entered the Catholic church as an act of radical departure ...

(RNS) — Ask an evangelical what separates them from Rome, and they’ll likely mention Mary. Ask a Catholic convert why she crossed over, and she might say the same thing. Nothing divides evangelical ...

Today’s announcement of the resignations of two French bishops suffering from episcopal burnout, and the impending release of a potentially devastating report about sexual abuse allegations at ...

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France in late September, an expert in the history of French Catholicism has said a recent increase in adult and adolescent baptisms in the country is a modestly ...

In northeastern Europe lie the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. EWTN News’ Colm Flynn travels across these ...