But unlike baseball’s haphazard attempts to “improve” the game, the church must prayerfully discern its next steps. There is so much more at stake.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced July 24 that more than 28,600 individuals, most between the ages of 18 and 25, and over 60 U.S bishops will be on hand for the Aug. 1-6 gathering.

Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik has been meeting with people in the LGBTQ+ community following a canceled June “Pride Mass” at a Catholic university, saying he hopes “to pave a path for LGBTQ people to feel and be more welcomed” in the church.

A Reflection for the Feast of St. James, Apostle, by Brigid McCabe

The more women learn about their bodies and experience the direct impact of hormonal contraception, the more this growing minority looks for alternatives.

Greta Gerwig has made a movie as layered and paradoxical as the reputation of Barbie itself.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See said the onslaught of attacks on Odesa and several surrounding cities shows that Russia’s actions are no different than the actions of a terrorist organization.

The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women.

A Reflection for Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy

On this episode of Preach, Kayla August, our first woman preacher on the show, shares with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., her passion for preaching and the unique gifts and insights of lay preachers in the church.

Pope Francis greeted the pilgrims gathered in Lisbon for the opening of MAGIS 2023, imploring them to “truly believe and become what they are: ‘A future full of hope.’”

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, by Colleen Dulle

“Oppenheimer” is both a startling re-examination of American history and a bleak warning about the nuclear age.

The Jesuits will begin their pre-World Youth Day program this Saturday with the start of MAGIS 2023, which will bring about 2,000 young people from 82 countries connected with the Society of Jesus to Lisbon.

There is much to hope for in the U.S. bishops’ project of local and national revitalization. But there cannot be a full-fledged eucharistic revival without a precious blood revival.

In this film, Peter Parker isn’t just down on his luck; he’s a cosmic punching bag.

“The Bear” appears as a series about cooking and restaurant ownership, but really it is a show about grief, growth and community. The power of its Catholic allusions lies within both their cultural depth and their symbolic weight.

A Reflection for Friday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Cecilia González-Andrieu

In an email exchange between a Texas state trooper and his supervisor, the trooper reported receiving orders in encounters with migrating people that he called “inhumane.”

It would have been nice if someone had told me how to go about learning to love God. Because I have discovered that, for most people, it is something that they have to learn.