“Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” (Kepler), the debut title from French studio Sandfall Interactive, follows a cohort of citizens desperate to save a large number of people from imminent death. As it does so, the role-playing game also explores themes of grief, family and community.
Arts & Culture
Radio Interview: The music and ministry of Seph Schlueter
Making music can be a way to celebrate with God and invite others to follow him, according to Catholic musician Seph Schlueter. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty chatted with Schlueter about the inspiration for his music.
Spain: Archbishop calls for unity following outcry over botched restoration of Marian statue
Archbishop José Ángel Saiz Meneses of Seville urged unity among Catholics upset over the recent restoration of a 17th-century statue of the Virgin Mary known as the Virgin of La Macarena, or Our Lady of Hope of Macarena.
Painting of St. Rose of Lima is part of Walters Art Museum exhibition
Just in time for the elevation to the papacy of Pope Leo XIV, the American-born cardinal who was for many years a missionary in Peru, the Walters Art Museum is displaying a rare treasure of the Catholic Church in colonial Peru.
Visiting Upstate New York’s National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs
Walking through the serene green spaces of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, N.Y., it is hard to imagine the scene that greeted St. Isaac Jogues and St. René Goupil at the same site in 1642.
Malta in the Jubilee Year: A quieter pilgrimage of hope
The Jubilee Year — proclaimed by Pope Francis under the theme “Pilgrims of Hope” — officially opened Dec. 24, 2024, and will continue through Jan. 6, 2026. Rome remains its ceremonial heart, but Malta offers something distinct: a pilgrimage experience rooted in local tradition and marked by contemplative encounters.
How love of travel became a spiritual mission for Peter Bahou of Peter’s Way Tours
With a deep-rooted faith and a passion for connecting people to these holy sites, Peter Bahou’s journey from a student with a love for adventure to the driving force behind a unique travel experience is one of inspiration.
Liturgical music can teach value of unity in diversity, pope says
The liturgical music tradition of polyphony with its blend of melodies and harmonies should lift people’s spirits as it subtly transmits a message about diversity and unity, Pope Leo XIV said.
Iconic Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris celebrates its 150th birthday
The famed Sacré-Coeur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart, which Émile Zola called a “stone host placed on the open wound of the city,” celebrates the 150th anniversary of the laying of its first stone.
Father Rupnik’s mosaics disappear from Vatican News
In a quiet but powerful move, Vatican News has begun removing artwork by Father Marko Rupnik — the once-renowned mosaicist now accused of abusing over two dozen women — from its website. His mosaics, long used to mark major feast days online, were recently replaced or left blank — a shift many survivors say is long overdue.
Video of Brazilian nuns beatboxing goes viral, boosts interest in their ministry
A video of Brazilian nuns beatboxing and dancing hip-hop, a scene taken from a local TV show and defined by celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg as “a real life ‘Sister Act,'” went viral on May 28, with millions of views all over the world.
Vatican gardeners plant botanical reproduction of pope’s coat of arms
Workers spent about two weeks planting and rearranging evergreens, flowers and plants to complete a gigantic botanical reproduction of Pope Leo’s shield on the sloped lawn in front of the Vatican’s governing office.