The Catholic Surge: Why Secularism is Dying
June 3, 2026
With record numbers of new Catholics entering the church, learn what’s leading the Catholic Surge and what lessons we can take from it.
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In Vietnam’s Highlands, a Leper Colony Becomes the Face of World Mission Sunday 2025
October 13, 2025
“This is what The Pontifical Mission Societies strive to do: to make it possible to bring Jesus, the Light of the World, to people no matter what they are suffering.”
Peace be with you.
May 13, 2025
Read Bishop Bonnar’s homily from the Mass at St. Columba Cathedral on May 12, celebrating the new Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo’s motto, coat of arms pay homage to St. Augustine
May 12, 2025
Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.
First American pope: White Sox fan, Villanova grad, Peru missionary, Vatican leader
May 9, 2025
Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 as he introduced himself to the world as the 266th successor to St. Peter—the first American to hold that role.
Leo XIV: Augustinian with Chicago roots elected 267th Pope
May 8, 2025
In his first address, the Holy Father quoted St. Augustine: “With you I am a Christian, for you a
Francis, ‘the pope of tenderness,’ had ‘a heart operating’ on God’s frequency
April 21, 2025
From the first moments of his papacy, Pope Francis was heard using one particular word in his pontifical speeches. For him, it was a reminder that God is not the one who punishes, but the one who loves, and that the church, led by him, should seek to be the same — the church of “tenderness.”
Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 1, 2025
It is time to raise awareness about the horrible reality of child abuse and neglect, which happens in every type of environment and socioeconomic class.
The Jubilee Prayer
March 1, 2025
Father in heaven, May the faith You have given us in Your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled
Bishop Bonnar writes about the heart in America Magazine
February 13, 2025
On January 16, 2025, America Magazine published a story written by our very own Bishop David J. Bonnar, titled,
