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‘Peace Be With You!’ First Full-Length Book by Pope Leo XIV Set for February Release
Pope Leo XIV will offer his “vision for peace, unity, and reconciliation” in his first full-length book to be published in February 2026.
Father Capitani Releases Children’s Book on Beloved St. Catherine of Siena
A new book can help children learn more about one of the most revered saints in the Catholic Church, written by one of the Diocese of Harrisburg’s own priests. The recently released title is “Stories of Saint Catherine of Siena for Children,” by Father Sylvan Capitani.
Pope Francis to Release ‘First Memoir Published by a Sitting Pontiff’ in January
In January 2025, Pope Francis will become the first sitting pontiff to publish an autobiographical memoir, which will be titled “Hope.”
“Sunday Snippets” Book by Father Daniel Powell Delivers Relatable Homilies for Everyday Life
To hear him tell it, Father Daniel F. X. Powell Jr. was just doing his job, giving homilies and ministering to the flock. And then… “Next thing you know, there’s a book,” he laughed.
“Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living”
Charles Chaput was born in September 1944 in Concordia, Kansas, a small community in north central Kansas in the heartland of America’s Midwest, where farming is a tradition and family values are cherished.
‘A Distress Letter to God:’ Patients’ Suffering Leads Hershey Chaplain to Write Book on Finding ‘Grace in Horror’
Ministering to a terminally ill 14-month-old boy as a volunteer chaplain at Saskatoon Hospital in Saskatchewan was more than Father Modestus Ngwu, O.P., could handle.
Bishop Paprocki Explores Link between Physical and Spiritual Fitness in New Book
Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, doesn’t generally introduce himself as a runner. His first love is hockey, which, at nearly 70 years old, he still plays regularly. He even coaches the goalkeepers at a local Catholic high school.
Book Review: It Is Right and Just
What can I say? Susan Tassone has done it again! When it comes to prayer books with purpose, I have found Susan’s various titles to be a great go-to source. This Lent, we are treated with yet another. Praying with Jesus and Faustina During Lent And in Times of Suffering is Susan’s latest and it will be a valuable asset to your Lenten journey this year and beyond.
Book Review: Praying with Jesus and Faustina during Lent by Susan Tassone
What can I say? Susan Tassone has done it again! When it comes to prayer books with purpose, I have found Susan’s various titles to be a great go-to source. This Lent, we are treated with yet another. Praying with Jesus and Faustina During Lent And in Times of Suffering is Susan’s latest and it will be a valuable asset to your Lenten journey this year and beyond.
A Review of Light and Leaven: The Challenge of the Laity in the Twenty-First Century
It seems like the only news we get today is bad. We live in a nation deeply divided. Daily we face more news on a pandemic, and news of a Church that is suffering in more ways than one. What are we, as faithful Catholics, to do?
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