In the shadow of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, a new chapel at Mother Seton Catholic School in Emmitsburg tells a story of faith, resilience and a mother’s enduring love.

Loyola University Maryland has announced a landmark $10 million commitment from Patricia and John R. Cochran III, ’73, marking the largest single gift in the Baltimore institution’s history.

Leo’s papacy, of nine months gestation, has revealed itself slowly — full of hope but also hidden, as though the first pope from the United States meant to show himself in small, unhurried measures.

As modern technology continues to offer interventions impacting the appearance of the human body, the question remains of where humans get their identity.

As 2025 draws to a close, the plight of persecuted Christians around the world remains dire — and in many places, deeply forgotten.