'St. Joseph has become a trusted confidant for me personally and for Young Catholic Professionals...'

If there’s one character trait common between Fathers Kapaun and Rother, it is their selflessness.

The newly announced synodal phase will begin at the local level in 2026, then move to national and international bishops’ conferences in 2027, before continuing with a continental evaluation in the first half of 2028 and ending with the ecclesial assembly.

Located inside the Franciscan monastery of Santa Croce, it was founded in 1950 by Marcello Gori and his brother-in-law Silvano Casini to teach the art of leatherworking to World War II orphans.

If there’s one character trait common between Fathers Kapaun and Rother, it is their selflessness.

This conversation at its core is about human flourishing — a response to God’s gift of life.

True exercise begins with the will — especially when aligned with the One who made us.

Hollywood made Father Edward Flanagan famous, but he remained focused on God and the good of others.