Paul Kengor

Domenico Beccafumi, Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Stigmata, 1515 (Wikimedia Commons)

Common Sufferings of Stigmatists

Paul Kengor

The stigmatists, those holy men and women who share in Christ’s Wounds, have spoken to us in profound ways from the time of Christ to

Saint John Paul II and the Gift and Duty of Our Talents

Paul Kengor

As a biographer of Saint John Paul II, whose feast day is October 22, I’m often asked if I have a favorite statement of the

St. Peter Claver: Slave of the Slaves

Paul Kengor

There is a movement afoot that claims that the Roman Catholic Church was long insensitive to the plight of black slaves or to the institution

Padre Pio, Superhero, Makes Another Save

Paul Kengor

The remarkable conversion of actor Shia LaBeouf is making waves among Catholics and the culture at large. I watched his testimony in a fascinating long

Inspiration from St. Stephen of Hungary and His Crown

Paul Kengor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Pope Francis by phone on Friday and thanked him for his prayers. The phone call came the day after

Remembering Leo XIII’s Arcanum—On Christian Marriage

Paul Kengor

Few popes in the history of the Church had the impact of Pope Leo XIII. Born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci on March 2, 1810,

St. Rita of Cascia: One of the Incorruptibles

Paul Kengor

She has become one of my favorite saints, and yet I usually don’t think of her until her feast day, which every year is May

Divine Mercy Sunday and St. Faustina’s Message

Paul Kengor

This Sunday, April 24, 2022, is Divine Mercy Sunday, given to us by Saint Faustina Kowalska, by the pope who canonized her, and by their

To Consecrate Russia—and Oneself and One’s Family

Paul Kengor

On this Friday, March 25, 2022, the Feast of the Annunciation, Pope Francis will be consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of the

Appealing to Saints Cyril and Methodius—Heralds of Light and Faith

Paul Kengor

In June 2014, my family experienced something special. We had a private Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. It was our

Inspiration from the Ukrainian Martyrs

Paul Kengor

The current battle playing out in the public eye between a Russian authoritarian leader and the people of the Ukraine is unfortunately nothing new. This

Catholic Elements of Home Alone

Paul Kengor

Released in November 1990, in time for the Thanksgiving and holiday theater-rush, the film Home Alone became an instant Christmas classic. It was a box-office