“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.

Henri Nouwen’s observations in 'Ukraine Diary' are even more relevant today than they were at the time of his writing, offering valuable insight into the ongoing tragedy of the war in Ukraine.

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan reviews Msgr. Thomas Shelley's 'John Tracy Ellis: An American Catholic Reformer,' calling it "a well-documented yet very readable biography of the 'dean' of American Catholic history."

Mr. Keating and his real-life counterparts now dominate secondary and post secondary education. That’s a problem.

In 1960, three young men graduated from Fordham Preparatory School and set out on paths that would painfully clash as the Vietnam War unfolded. 

Gustavo Gutiérrez’s 'A Theology of Liberation' was first published in English 50 years ago. That first edition served as a primary introduction to a new way of doing theology and becoming church with the poor and insignificant.

Schools face changing realities, including geographic population shifts, questions about affordability and a generation of parents who are less likely to participate in Catholic life than their parents or grandparents were.