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That was what my wife said when I showed her the picture below. Our snazzy pontiff continues to turn heads.

A common complaint I hear from some lay Catholics is that most of the saints are priests, nuns or religious. What about ordinary people raising families and having jobs? Can’t they be saints, too? Well, look no further than this unusual story out of Pittsburgh, where a widower is now working to have his late…

The Church is always looking for ways to strengthen marriages — and, according to the Catholic News Service, one diocese is taking it very seriously, even before marriage begins: Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond has approved a new diocesanwide marriage preparation process that will require engaged couples to take a premarital inventory, a full…

From time to time, you hear about married former Protestant ministers becoming Catholic priests. A couple months ago, I mentioned here some Lutherans who had made that leap. But this may be the first time I’ve read an article about a man who hadn’t yet made up his mind. It’s all about discernment. It comes…
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