A Reflection for the Feast of St. Padre Pio, by Jill Rice

In the second part of this exclusive interview, Cardinal Grech reveals in new depth the plans for the continental and Roman phases of the global synodal process.

“You can leave a mark,” Pope Francis told members of the global network; just make sure that “your mark is positive and moves toward integral human development.”

California is now among the U.S. states that have legalized the process of converting bodies into soil, a procedure the Catholic Church said fails to show 'respect for the body of the deceased.'

Also on the show: How does Pope Francis' approval of sending arms to Ukraine square with his criticism of the arms trade?

Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray this September for an end to the death penalty, and we should ask ourselves a key question: Is it really necessary to kill in order to protect society?

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy

Starting Sept. 21, a team of 35 people "summoned from all continents" went to Frascati, outside Rome, to synthesize the reports from phase one of the synod.

There is no doubt that the attention that the podcast “Serial” brought to his case helped Adnan Syed, who was released from prison on Sept. 19.

What grace must come, and by what means, for us to see more of the world as it truly is?

Bishops in Cameroon have spoken out against a recent kidnapping of clergy and laypeople at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, an outgrowth of separatist violence hurting the country.

In his Sept. 21 general audience, Pope Francis recaps his trip to Kazakhstan, where he met with authorities there as well as with the small Catholic population.

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Matthew, by Kerry Weber

Dorothy Day famously never wanted to be called a saint; how might she have responded to the idea of having a Staten Island ferry named after her?

John Irving writes characters who, like Flannery O’Connor’s American South, seem somehow God-haunted.

Belgian bishops have created a prayer liturgy for same-sex couples, which cites Pope Francis' "The Joy of Love," and states that same-sex relationships can be a source of joy.

The Doctrine of Discovery has been an integral part of hundreds of years of colonialism in the Americas; a statement from the Vatican might be the beginning of its rescission.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said he "could only pray" when he visited the mass grave site found recently in Ukraine, as he saw the solemn removal of bodies by young Ukrainians.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by James Martin, S.J.

Groups calling for the removal of books from libraries and school curricula today would do well to consider the Catholic Church’s experiences with attempting to censor authors.