Catholic Insight

The 245 cardinals of the Catholic Church - give or take a few - are gathering today and tomorrow in consistory to discuss various issues. We don't know precisely what they may discuss -...

This fifth of January is the traditional commemoration of the eighth bishop of Rome after Saint Peter, namely, Saint Telesphorus. Not much is known about his life: He was Greek, and was chosen Pope...

Between 1734 and 1735, J.S. Bach composed six Oratorios - or six parts of one long Oratorio - for the Christmas season, which the Lutherans in his day still celebrated with gusto and devotion,...

FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH POPE LEO XIV ANGELUS St Peter's Square Sunday, 28 December 2025 ________________________________________ Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday! Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, and the Liturgy offers us the story...

There is an eschatological note to this final day of the calendar year, as there was a month ago in the end of the liturgical year with Christ the King, and the beginning of...

On this last day of the calendar year, we celebrate in muted tones the mysterious and shadowy Pope Saint Sylvester I, who reigned from 314, the year after Constantine made Christianity legal after his...

In one of those many ironies of history, it came as news to me that the first recorded use of the greeting 'Merry Christmas' was from Bishop John Fisher to Thomas Cromwell. Of course,...

A fine compilation of Christmas hymnody, done in wonderful harmony. Enjoy on this day of great joy! Christus natus est, alleluia! https://youtu.be/zIQBBNIo1Hc