The Observer

Rwandan genocide survivor encourages radical forgiveness in annual speaker series

Notre Dame's annual Catholic speaker series hosted author Immaculée Ilibagiza, a Rwandan genocide survivor, who described her ...
Catholic Standard

Sainthood cause formally opened for northwoods catechist of ‘this wild country’

Father of Mercy Tony Stephens, rector of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, spoke after vespers Jan. 30. He noted ...
The Tablet

Sainthood Cause Formally Opens for Woman Who Witnessed First Approved US Marian Apparition

The Diocese of Green Bay has opened a cause for the beatification and canonization of Adele Brice, perhaps leading to her ...

Rwanda is the trip of a lifetime. Here’s why you should go.

With majestic rainforests, volcanoes, and an extraordinary story of wildlife conservation, Rwanda—roughly the size of Maryland—offers travelers a captivating journey in compact form.
Smithsonian Magazine

Historians Thought This Rare Renaissance Portrait by One of the First Famous Female Artists Was Lost to History—Until It Surfaced in North Carolina

Sofonisba Anguissola's 16th-century painting of a clergyman was known only through a black-and-white photo. However, the ...
Mongabay News

Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site

More than 220 people were killed in two successive landslides on Jan. 28 and 29 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The victims were artisanal miners known as “diggers.” The accident occurred at ...