“The drug cartels have taken over our territory, and we are under a state of siege, suffering widespread psychosis from narco blockades,” the local Roman Catholic Diocese said in a statement.

To reach Catholics in the pews—and to influence public policy on immigration—church leaders should make it clear that they are not advocating for “open borders.”

A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless

In a self-described follow-up to his encyclical “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis plans to release a new environmental document to assess what has happened since 2015 and what more needs to be done.

On his visit to Marseille last week, Pope Francis decried the “fanaticism of indifference” on the plight of migrants who risk their lives—and all too often lose them—in the attempt to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea.

A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle

Advocacy groups, including the U.S. bishops conference, have cautioned against allowing a government shutdown before the deadline on Sept. 30, urging lawmakers to come to an agreement and keep the government open.

High school is the perfect time to engage teenagers.

As the church approaches the Synod on Synodality, Synod delegate Iván Montelongo explains how he integrates the spirit of Synodality into his preaching—all while keeping his homilies short and sweet.

The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille’s open-air stadium.

A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

Where’s the modern-day Catholic labor priest?

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber

“The exploitation of migrants is criminal” as is their detention, Pope Francis told reporters in August, and “I am going to Marseille for this.”

How Catholic Charities’ mission and Catholic identity is informing their work on the ground.

Olivia Rodrigo’s childhood naïveté meets harsh reality in ‘GUTS’.

For theater fans, the arrival of a new Annie Baker play is cause for celebration.

Seeing the pope every five years is not enough.

Popularity. Temptation. Vanity. Wearing Pink on Wednesdays.

In a pastoral letter, titled “All Citizens to Reclaim the Dream,” the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference encouraged South Africans not to lose hope.