Opening the Vatican’s Lenten spiritual exercises, the Norwegian Cistercian bishop warned against weaponizing the Gospel in culture wars.

In the fourth and fifth meditations offered to Pope Leo XIV and the Roman Curia, Bishop Erik Varden reflected on how the modern debate over “freedom” challenges Christians.

Nothing has done the Church more tragic harm, and compromised our witness more, than corruption arisen within our own house” ...

LITURGICAL THEME FOR THE DAY: St. Odran is the first Christian martyr from Ireland—he was killed when an assassin mistook him for Saint Patrick. Patrick’s evangelization of the pagans of Ireland upset ...

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The Norwegian Trappist bishop of Trondheim was chosen by Pope Leo XIV to preach at the Lenten retreat in the Pauline Chapel.