Dorothy Day had a very realistic picture of the Catholic Church, the pope said. “To her the church frequently seemed to be on the side of the rich and the property owners, and often unaware of the need for real social justice.”

A Reflection for the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Kerry Weber

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse.

Nicaraguan officials ratcheted up a harassment campaign targeting Jesuits in Managua over the weekend.

Since this synod was announced in 2021, I have worked with the Seattle chancery as a synod volunteer and responded to the call for dialogue by personally talking with 100 people who were baptized and are now non-practicing.

Policies governing transgender students have become controversial of late.

“I am writing a second part to Laudato Si’ to update it on current problems,” Pope Francis told the lawyers Aug. 21 during a meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace.

A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope, by Tim Reidy

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki commented, “To some, the consumption of pornography may seem harmless. But I agree with Pope Francis, who condemns it and warns of its dangers, especially the violation of human dignity.”

A Reflection for Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, whose request to be returned to the lay state was rejected by the Vatican, has been hospitalized at Albany Medical Center after suffering a major stroke this week.

‘The Exorcist’ has popularized a trivial, superficial picture of the Christian understanding of evil.

Pope Francis’ clash with the vicar of Rome says a lot about his approach to reform.

In the year following Dobbs, accurate reporting on any story even remotely tangential to abortion is not to be expected.

“Frances Ha” allows us to see Frances the way God might see her. We see her flaws, but we also see how hard she’s trying.

A Reflection for Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by James T. Keane

Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes.

The newest book by James Martin, S.J., inspires us to ask: Do you believe that Jesus can give you new life?

in 'Fireworks Every Night,' the debut novel by Beth Raymer, is an ode to Florida—to the rattlesnakes, the humid heat and the Palm Beach pretensions of those who out of necessity live a life apart from that glitz and glamor.

Jonathan Eig’s new biography, 'King: A Life,' is the first major biography of Martin Luther King Jr. in decades and will take its place among the foremost of the many treatments of King.