Jeanie Hannaman

By David G Bonagura, Jr., The Catholic Thing - This is a point worth pondering as we greet our new Holy Father with filial reverence. This question, a particular spin on the eternally nagging problem of evil, reminds us that God does not always give us what we want, which is usually just the smooth navigation of the Barque of St. Peter. He gives us, rather, what we need for salvation, and very often that means enduring trials of infidelity and suffering evils inflicted by others. Our Lord endured these Himself on the Cross, God’s curious way of bringing about the greater good of our redemption.

Vatican News, May 9, 2025 - From the Sistine Chapel, Holy Mass with the Cardinals, presided by Pope Leo XIV at the conclusion of the Conclave. From the Sistine Chapel, Holy Mass with the Cardinals, presided by Pope Leo XIV at the conclusion of the Conclave

By Greg Schlueter, Crisis Magazine - Yesterday, in the heart of the Catholic Church, a sacred drama reached its summit. The conclave has ended. White smoke has risen. A new pope has been chosen — a moment that reaches back through centuries, a moment when the Church stands poised, not merely looking to the future, but standing at the crossroads of eternity. Inside the Sistine Chapel, beneath Michelangelo’s fresco of the Last Judgment, the prayers of the cardinals have been answered, and the Church now looks to her new shepherd.