A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs, by Kevin Christopher Robles

Octavia Butler, the Black science fiction writer who died in 2006, did not just create imaginary worlds with parallels to ours. Sometimes she created worlds that are eerily a little too much like our own.

The U.S. bishops have been measured in their response to the new administration’s avalanche of activity, reserving sharp criticism on points of divergence while not hesitating to praise him for his actions in areas where they find alignment.

Catholics should affirm the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland, acknowledging Israel as a place of refuge and security for Jews worldwide.

I am a woman at war within myself, in sight of two well-armed realities, my faith life suspended in the center. I think of the two sides of this spiritual DMZ as Creed and Culture.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr, by Kevin Clarke

We often hear from readers who worry about how to pass the Catholic faith on to their children. This week’s episode of Jesuitical takes this question and looks at it in reverse.

Father Carlos Martins, an exorcist and co-host of "The Exorcist Files" podcast, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge in an Illinois court Jan. 27.

Prohibiting homeschooling parents from using parish facilities can make it more difficult for them to provide a comprehensive Catholic education.

It was with heavy hearts that we at ‘America’ learned of the death of Fay Vincent Jr. in Vero Beach, Fla., on Saturday at the age of 86.

Wrapping up a Vatican summit on the rights of children, Pope Francis announced he was going to publish a papal document dedicated to children.

As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García

A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael Simone, S.J.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz

A timeline of the Vatican’s decade-long history of leadership in the field of A.I. ethics—a history that has earned it significant influence among tech leaders, particularly at Microsoft and IBM

Most humanitarian agencies operate just ahead of insolvency in the best of times, Nate Radomski, the executive director of American Jesuits International, says.

“September 5,” a claustrophobic chronicle of the ABC sports journalists who brought the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack to 900 million viewers, is a story of confidence and failure.

The pope’s address came on the 10th anniversary of two papal documents that aimed to make the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process quicker, cheaper and more pastoral.