"A society that erases women from public life is a society that becomes impoverished," he said.

A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

Besides casting votes in the flashier congressional races, Catholic voters will get to speak up on any number of local and regional concerns through local ballot measures.

In their first private one-on-one conversation, the president of the Australian Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, S.D.B., told Pope Francis, “The church in Australia is alive!”

Leaders of the California Catholic Conference warn that passage of Proposition 1 in California would open the door to abortion at a level that far surpasses what was allowed under the Roe v. Wade decision.

With age comes wisdom, and that is certainly true for Taylor, whose latest album, “Midnights,” is almost entirely introspective, even a little retrospective.

Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work together for peace.

Jim Towey tells of his long friendship and collaboration with Mother Teresa in 'To Love and Be Loved.'

We are all called to a close and yes mystical relationship with God and to lead lives of contemplation. And today's guest on Jesuitical, Kelly Deutsch, wants to help people do just that.

This selection from our conversations about the Trappist monk Thomas Merton is one of the fascinating threads in the book, which turned out to be about more than it seemed.

During the Reformation, Catholic vestments were targeted for destruction. At the end of the 16th century, only one of these Henry VII copes was left: the one on display today.

Reflection for the Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, by J.D. Long-García

The first global report for the Synod on Synodality came out last week, and it’s the Vatican’s first official word on what they’ve been hearing in listening sessions since August 2021.

Commitments to protect tolerance and religious freedom need to be put into practice constantly so that these rights may be fully experienced, Pope Francis said.

The editors have put together this guide to some of the most important issues facing voters this fall, with a focus on how Catholics can make choices that respect life and consider the common good.

Life in a multicultural parish is like a marriage: It can only work if people are listening to each other.

Let’s have the arguments. Let’s go vote. And then let’s argue some more. Many of the issues at stake are indeed very important. But let’s do this fully grounded in our Catholic family.

Before I’m a baseball fan, I’m a Christian. And Jesus is pretty clear about forgiveness.