Watch: Vatican releases minute-long video of the traditional sealing of the papal apartment

Apposizione dei sigilli all'appartamento papale, 21 aprile 2025

How is Good Friday ... Good?

This time before we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter is a special time in the Church. So often, we get distracted by holiday plans and preparation that we let the week go by without reflecting on the magnitude of what really happened 2,000 years ago. I’m going to be honest, this was a tough talk for me to write, and it might be tough for you to hear. But that’s what this week is all about. Sit in those feelings and let the events that took place have that impact on you.

Good Friday: ‘Christ Became Obedient to the Point of Death, Even Death on a Cross’

Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley, to where there was a garden...

How Do Hot Air Balloons Steer? (Plus 6 Other Science Mysteries)

From CrunchLabs’ Mark Rober, who goes full Tom Cruise to teach the science...

11-year-old boy who can imitate 50 birds wows at school talent show

Eleven-year-old Samuel Henderson has a knack for perfectly imitating the sounds of over 50 types of birds, but will his talents impress his classmates? Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to Choctaw, Oklahoma, for the story...

Is ‘Las Meninas’ a Time Machine? The World's Most Controversial Painting

Las Meninas was painted in the 17th century by Diego Velázquez, that much we know, but there are a dozen unknowns associated with it. From the mysterious mirror to the man in the doorway, the red vessel and the red emblem on the painter's own chest, there's much to be debated...

From Suffering to Sacrifice: What ‘Offer It Up’ Really Means

Most Catholics have heard the phrase “offer it up” when facing suffering. But few understand the depth behind those words...

The 12 Tricks Of The Antichrist To Destroy Religion

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan & Ryan discuss Ven. Fulton Sheen’s sermon from almost 80 years ago on the 12 Tricks of The Antichrist that he would use to destroy Christianity...

Pope Francis Makes Surprise Appearance at ‘Jubilee of the Sick’ Mass in St. Peter’s Square

The Pope enters at the 1:12:55 mark and speaks briefly beginning at the 1:17:48 mark in the video.

An Ocean in Motion: NASA’s Mesmerizing View of Earth’s Underwater Highways

This data visualization showing ocean currents around the world uses data from NASA’s ECCO model, or Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean. The model pulls data from spacecraft, buoys, and other measurements.