Although “Nonnas” is not an explicitly religious movie, the film’s motif of meals as a conduit for community is certainly also found in the Catholic imagination.

The world of academic theology is facing the cumulative effect of long-building forces, forces reshaping not only theology but the entire structure of higher education.

“Illinois” describes a state and a nation in motion, full of complicated human beings who do bad things and good things.

Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation.”

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Thomas, Apostle, by J.D. Long García

“We are alive only through the grace of God. At one point, I got messages saying someone had offered 1 million lempiras [$38,000] to have me killed.”

The end of U.S.A.I.D. will result in the loss of a “staggering” 14 million lives by 2030, including the deaths of 4.5 million children under age 5.

Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

Catholics react to President Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill."

We tell stories not so much in order to live but to live in a world made more loving and compassionate because of us.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents but hesaid they “presumably” were part of one of the documents forming the basis of Francis’ decision to restrict the Latin Mass.

On Monday, the Synod of Bishops will publish the final synodal document on how local churches can implement the Synod's proposals, with Pope Leo's encouragement.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

A leading figure in academic Catholic feminism after the Second Vatican Council, Anne E. Carr was also a renowned scholar and an inspiration to generations of theologians.

At the time of his appointment as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in 2023, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost described in an interview one change he would like to see in the bishop selection process: greater involvement of lay people.

Bishops from the conferences of Africa, Asia, and Latin America produced a joint document calling for climate justice ahead of the U.N. climate conference in November.

“One of the things I find most appealing about the award-winning writer and poet Mary Karr is her forthright, almost brutal, honesty.”

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz

Pope Leo XIV urged new archbishops to help him foster unity in a church rich in diversity. Eight of those new archbishops are from the United States, and they spoke to Catholic News Service about how they can help promote fraternity in today’s polarized world.