Pope Leo's quotation of Augustine after his election contains within it an important theological point about the nature of the episcopacy. The quotation signals Leo XIV’s approach to his role as bishop of Rome.

Despite widespread food insecurity, federal nutrition programs are under threat. The Catholic Church must step up its campaign against hunger at both the parish and national levels.

The Bible itself contains the most powerful argument against making the Ten Commandments a moral guide for all citizens.

It was a truly hectic Sunday, May 25, for the American-born pope, as he visited the two major basilicas: St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major, and met with the mayor of Rome.

Describing the Curia as the institution that preserves “the historical memory of the church,” Pope Leo called on these Vatican employees to “work together” with him “in the great cause of unity and love.”

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Philip Neri, Priest, by Julian Navarro

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter, by Robert Buckland

A Reflection for Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

Pope Leo offered a heartening message for a global media that has endured a pretty awful year.

If you think our enthusiasm for our basketball team was intense, just wait until you see our support for Pope Leo XIV.

“I don’t think he’s the kind of man who sends coded messages,” Cardinal Michael Czerny says in this exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling denying state funds to a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. What should American Catholics be asking about public funding for school choice?

Catholics should remember to build upon the growth we’ve experienced in Lent, both humanly and spiritually, throughout the Easter season

‘Andor’ is a piece of art that is both thrilling to watch and spiritually enriching.

When people face incurable illness, fear of the unknown is a major force that can drive their thinking. The task of physicians is to help calm people and correct their misunderstandings.

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Mark Francis, C.S.V., who attended Catholic Theological Union with Leo XIV (then known as Bob Prevost), about the unique education that shaped the future pope.

Catholic bishops are calling for prayer after two Israeli Embassy staff members were slain late May 21 outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington.

A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

President Trump offered a vibrant demonstration of the kind of worst-case scenario Pope Leo may have had in mind about the collapse of critical thinking.

In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sister Tiziana Merletti, a canon lawyer, to be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.