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When in Rome, where to eat like a Roman

By Mother Martha The ancient Romans were the world’s first gourmets. They owe their obsession with food, at least in part, to fellow citizen Marcus Gabius. Better known as Apicius, he was a wealthy decadent epicure who in the first century wrote De Re Coquinaria (Concerning Culinary Matters), the world’s first cookbook. He specialized in [...]

The joyful “parish priest” of St. Peter’s welcomes “jagged humanity”

Every day, he says, a curtain opens on each of the thousands of characters that inhabit St. Peter's Text by Christina Deardurff - Photos by Grzegorz Galazka Although St. Peter’s Basilica is the church most closely associated with the Pope (in his office as Pope, as well as geographically — he lives in its shadow), it [...]

Vatican issues new rules for judging apparitions

Cardinal Fernández tightens Rome's control while hinting that traditional Catholics, in their reliance on "faith and prayer," may fuel distorted attitudes By Robert Moynihan ”Many times, these events have led to a great richness of spiritual fruits, growth in faith, devotion, fraternity, and service…” “At the same time, in some events of alleged supernatural origin, there [...]

People July 2024

By Matthew Trojacek with G. Galazka photos Murder of priest highlights rising violence in South Africa Father Paul Tatu Mothobi, former Media and Communications Officer of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), was found shot to death on April 27. According to Father Jeremia Thami Mkhwanazi — the Provincial Secretary of the Congregation of the [...]

The Heart Check

"The glorious city of God is my theme, my dearest son, Marcellinus" By Marcellus Allen Roberts * The “heart check.” Before leaving the county jail for prison, an inmate will have heard about it, dreaded it, feared it, trembled. The heart check is the legendary inaugural ceremony of a prison sentence, where a new “boot” must [...]

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