Because J.R.R. Tolkien was a serious Catholic, one might assume that religion would be evident in his literary masterpiece. Yet, there is no religion in “The Lord of the Rings.” There is magic and even glimpses of the demonic, but the world Tolkien creates is a world wholly contained within itself. It is a large world, an old world, even a mythological world in its own way, but everything is within that world.

Eric Clayton was sitting in a barbershop when a viral photo of a seagull atop the Sistine Chapel sparked an idea. Weeks later, he had a children’s book — and a message about God’s love he hopes will reach kids, families, and maybe even the pope.

Host Rita Buettner speaks with Emily Stimpson Chapman, a bestselling Catholic author, who explains how monks preserved and elevated winemaking after the fall of the Roman Empire

George Matysek talks with Elise Ann Allen about her new biography of Pope Leo XIV, published this April in English. She traces how his years as an Augustinian missionary in crisis-torn Peru shaped his pastoral vision, his instinct for synodality and his quiet but effective leadership style.

María Rico ambled along a busy Buenos Aires boulevard as part of a caravan through Barrio Flores — the childhood neighbourhood of the late Pope Francis — to commemorate the first anniversary of the Argentine pontiff’s death.

The world had its eyes fixed on the 10th floor of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in 2025, waiting, hoping and praying that Pope Francis would recover.

Vice President JD Vance will publish a new book this summer exploring his conversion to Catholicism as an adult, The Associated Press reported March 31.

“The Story of All Stories: A Story Bible for Young Catholics” is the new children’s Bible parents and grandparents are buying for little ones, but find themselves captivated by its combination of alluring art and engaging storytelling.

The text of Pope Leo XIV’s introduction to his book “Peace Be with You!” published by HarperCollins and available in bookstores in the United States and English-speaking countries starting Feb. 24.

With the Feb. 9 announcement from the Diocese of Peoria, Ill., that the Vatican has authorized the beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen to move forward, OSV News sat down with Cheryl C.D. Hughes, author of “Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Convert Maker” (Ignatius Press, 2024), to reflect on the life and legacy of the late theologian and evangelizer.