Happiness

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For committed Catholics, statistics like this come as no surprise. It’s the Gospel message in a bar graph, the cross in a pie chart.

What makes the religious so happy?

Nov 28, 2024

By Peter Laffin

“Priestly happiness is one of the great secrets of our time,” said Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, a research associate professor. “And... Read more

Are single women actually happier? Study misinterprets data, researchers say

May 29, 2019

Are childless, spouseless women actually happier than their married counterparts?  Read more

What's in it for men? The benefits of getting married

Mar 1, 2018

While the phrase “ball and chain” is still sometimes tossed around by those who view marriage as a burden, a... Read more

Sermon on the Mount by artist Carl Bloch. Public Domain.

What’s the secret to happiness? The beatitudes, this priest says

Jan 11, 2018

By Perry West

A parish priest in South Carolina has developed a beatitude challenge that seeks to combat cultural misunderstanding of happiness and... Read more

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Tiny Jesus figurines have been popping up all over the U.S. Capitol in recent days.

Tiny Jesus figurines left in U.S. Capitol following TikTok trend

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire, a media apostolate focused on evangelization.

Bishop Barron to attend Trump address to Congress as guest of Catholic lawmaker

Pilgrims from Chicago are among those who are stopping by Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis.

Jubilee pilgrims adding visit to Gemelli Hospital to pray for Pope Francis

A balloon with an image of Pope Francis stands outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia. Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on March 3, 2025, the Vatican said, as the 88-year-old pontiff struggles to recover from pneumonia.

Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory insufficiency,’ Vatican says

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Catholic schools surpass public schools in Nation’s Report Card

Sister Giustina Olha Holubets, SSMI, (far right) receives the “Guardian of Life” award from Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life at a press conference in the Holy See Press Office on March 3, 2025.

Vatican gives pro-life award to sister running perinatal hospice in Ukraine

Canadian sculptor Timothy P. Schmalz poses next to his sculpture on the theme of refugees and migration, “Angels Unawares,” in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Pope Francis: Faith of migrants and refugees bears witness to ‘hope for the future’

A Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis warns of ‘planetary crisis’ in message to Vatican’s Academy for Life

St. Katharine Drexel was born in 1858 to a wealthy family in Philadelphia. Throughout her life, her chief motivation was to help more souls know and love Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament to to serve Native Americans and African Americans. Mother Drexel opened mission churches and boarding schools for Black and Native American children throughout the U.S. despite prejudice often hindering her work.

From heiress to saint: The radical life of St. Katharine Drexel

The chapel at Gemelli Hosptial in Rome bears the name and contains a relic of another pope who knew these corridors well: St. John Paul II. The Polish pontiff was hospitalized here multiple times, including after an assassination attempt in 1981.

Pope rests well, drinks coffee, and reads newspapers as pneumonia treatment progresses

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St. Katharine Drexel
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