First moon landing had Catholics excited, wary for the future of space travel

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon.
 Besides that whole “historic space exploration achievement” thing, the Apollo 11 mission was a monumental event for media — the live video feed from the moon walk was seen by an estimated 500 million people worldwide, the [...]

Video of Archbishop Di Noia’s ordination Mass

We had a story earlier this week on the ordination Mass for Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, an American Dominican priest recently appointed secretary of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. One of our summer interns, Jessie Abrams from Northwestern University, also captured the event in a video, shot at the Basilica [...]