In the anniversary edition of All Saints, Robert Ellsberg reveals his background with the saints and how he was inspired by so many ordinary and extraordinary people.

Why are Latinos leaving the Catholic Church? And where are they going? In Phoenix, Grace Walk Church has welcomed those searching for a spiritual home away from the Catholic Church

Dobbs did not dictate abortion policy at any level, but in overturning Roe after nearly 50 years, the court ruling did restore the right of states to set their own abortion policies.

It is within our capacity to move beyond yet another national nightmare; it is in the best interests of us all to do so.

Readers responded to Bishop Dolan's article about the mental health ministry he began in his diocese. Many people suffer and are in need of accompaniment, and the ministry is there to provide that aid.

As local newspapers close and newsrooms shrink around the United States, strong local Catholic journalism is increasingly crucial, and Catholic journalism faces additional challenges.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell tells host Colleen Dulle what he has heard from sources who have spoken to the pope in recent days.

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki plans to take legal action after investigators searched his residence and other buildings of the Archdiocese of Cologne June 27, the KNA news agency reported.

A Reflection for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, by Adam Bohan, S.J.

A journalist in Israel, dressed as a priest, was spat on by ultra-orthodox Jewish extremists. Attacks against Christian groups in the region are increasing over recent years.

In his homily at Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, Pope Francis called on the 32 new archbishops present to follow the example of Sts. Peter and Paul, whose feast the church celebrates today.

Thoughtfully administered affirmative action, as endorsed by the U.S. bishops decades ago, is an incontrovertible part of our shared task to fight racism and promote equal opportunity.

A policy of deterrence through intentional neglect has not had an impact on migration, but it has resulted in far more losses among migrants and refugees.

A Homily for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein

In his general audience, Pope Francis describes the evangelizing spirit of St. Mary MacKillop, who dedicated her life to the intellectual and religious formation of the poor in rural Australia.

The Catholic Church is not a faction of the Republican Party—and Democrats are not the only ones who sometimes view the defense of religious freedom as a pothole instead of a stop sign.

News reports, to the chagrin of the synod office, have focused primarily on the questions of the ordination of married men and women deacons—questions on which it invites discussion but makes no recommendations.

The Supreme Court “took away a constitutional right from the American people,” Biden, a Catholic who supports legal abortion, said in his statement marking the Dobbs anniversary.

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr, by Brigid McCabe