Church Life

Photo: Missionary Gathering, 2016   Commissioned by Pope Francis in the Jubilee Year of Mercy (2016), Missionaries of Mercy were granted by papal mandate permission to hear confessions freely in […]

Father Roger J. Landry September 12, 2019 – National Catholic Register On Sept. 6, I had the privilege to offer Mass for the 10,000th time as a priest. It’s a […]

In a recent article Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago shared some thoughts on the power of pilgrimage in Rome. Following are a few points for prayerful reflection, especially for those […]

The Holy Father has decided to invite all the faithful, of all the world, to pray the Holy Rosary every day, during the entire Marian month of October, and thus […]

Fr. Matthew Wheeler was recently featured in an article by NBC News on the decline of priestly vocations in the US.  Fr. Matthew was ordained to the priesthood this year […]

On this special podcast, Fr. Javier del Castillo, Vicar of Opus Dei in the Midwest (USA), offers a timely reflection on the current crisis in the Church and how we […]

The following letter to the faithful regarding the ongoing sexual abuse crisis in the Church by Bishop Robert Morlino originally appeared in the Madison Catholic Herald. Most Rev. Robert C. […]

During the first week of The Rome Experience, the seminarians travel to France where they make their spiritual retreat in Ars, the village of the great role model for priests, […]

On May 21st, the Monday after Pentecost, the Church celebrates for the first time the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church: “Given the importance of the […]

In Pope Francis’ recent Address to the Parish Priests of the Diocese of Rome, he explained: “It is possible to ‘progress by going backwards’, by searching out once again the […]

As pilgrims to Rome, The Rome Experience Class of 2016 will enjoy the extraordinary privilege of experiencing the grace of the Jubilee of Mercy and passing through the Holy […]