The great Jesuit missionary to China, Matteo Ricci, was declared "Venerable" by Pope Francis today, the first step on the path to canonization.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week of Advent, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Jim McDermott, S.J.

According to the Death Penalty Information Center: “Seven of the 20 execution attempts were visibly problematic—an astonishing 37 percent—as a result of executioner incompetence, failures to follow protocols, or defects in the protocols themselves.”

“Downstate,” Bruce Norris’s new off-Broadway play about a group home for pedophile, raises the question: Who gets to write about pedophilia? And what are they allowed to say?

Martin McDonagh’s new movie “The Banshees of Inisherin” serves up sad enough stuff to leave viewers crying in our beer. But first we laugh.

This week on Jesuitical, Ashley and Zac talk to Father Dave Dwyer, the executive director of Busted Halo and the author of the new book ‘Mass Class: Your Questions Answered.’

France has long been known as “the eldest daughter of the church.” Argentina is the home of Pope Francis. What’s a Catholic to do?

A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Advent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.

The end of Title 42 could lead to the restoration of asylum on the border. The end of the measure could allow these families to, at long last, find safe haven.

We need to lead a revolution of mercy—and truth.

if this is how you treat your friends

I am always imploring you to tell me, beloved, if you have left me forever?

In his latest novel, Julian Barnes returns to his strategy of merging history, fiction and memoir to pay tribute to a beloved teacher.

For a brief period in the 19th century, Mexico was ruled by a Hapsburg prince installed by France and named emperor. The story is told brilliantly in Edward Shawcross's new history, 'The Last Emperor of Mexico.'

Marshall McLuhan's media theories proved prophetic for the age of mass communications—and his religious beliefs played a role in his theories.

Louise Perry's argument against the sexual revolution raises a difficult question for readers: Given the fraught situation in which the sexual revolution has left many women and men, where do we go from here?

I hope the lessons I learned in caring for my mother, in forgiving my father, help me to forge a better path forward with my children.

Responses to Kerry Weber’s “Stop saying the Latin Mass is more reverent” were varied, with strong feelings on both sides. These are a selection of reader reactions.

A close look at the Catholic moral tradition around sin, mercy and confession shows that it developed from its inception pathways to holiness that were collective, merciful, hospitable, inclusive, exemplary and grace-filled.