Why does Jesus rebuke Peter, admonishing him to “Get behind me, Satan”? Explore this and other perplexing aspects of Mark’s Gospel with Scripture scholar and preacher Deacon Charles Bobertz.

Pope Francis is the first pope to visit Timor Leste since the country won independence in 2002.

Archbishop Georg Gänswein's appointment as Apostolic Nuncio for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania calls attention to the Catholic Church’s support for Ukraine

Women deacons have become the subject of a growing debate in the Catholic Church.

America Media has released a video explainer about the state of the women deacons question. It looks at the history of women deacons and raises the key theological questions in the debate.

Pope Francis' 12-day trip continued with a visit to the remote city of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea.

Arriving in Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis called for greater efforts toward material development and lasting peace in the rural country, which has been plagued by economic underdevelopment and violence.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Ryan Di Corpo

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by William Gualtiere

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, by James T. Keane

If St. Ignatius were alive today, how would he suggest we look after ourselves during election season? Start with the Examen.

We often don’t recognize our influences until much later. It’s the things we’re closest to that we have the most trouble seeing clearly.

A late-blooming poet reflects on his journey of pursuing an MFA centered in the Catholic literary tradition, and how it fits into a larger movement.

The Vatican Curia is a mystery, but it need not be a shadowy mystery. Anthony Ekpo's 'The Roman Curia: History, Theology and Organization' contributes greatly to our understanding of the structures and organization of the Curia.

In the season premiere of ‘Inside the Vatican,’ veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell reports from Jakarta, Indonesia, on the pope's visit there.