Julia Greeley, a paragon of humility and charity in the 19th and early 20th centuries, was born into slavery. Now she is poised to become one of the first African American saints.

The 62-year-old Chicago native who founded the Word on Fire ministry was appointed the next bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minn., by Pope Francis.

Here are some things you can do to protect your mental health as we walk the road to racial justice and peace, while continuing to experience the fruits of racism and white supremacy.

Pope Francis sent well-wishes to Queen Elizabeth II as the reigning British monarch began the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of her coronation.

When L.G.B.T. people look at the communion of the saints, we should be able to see someone who looks like us.

The Holy Spirit exists because the Father and the Son, together, are more than the sum of their parts.

Network, known for its “Nuns on the Bus” campaign, is celebrating an anniversary. But it is not slowing down its efforts toward creating a racially, economically and socially just world.

Instead of a point of pride and hope among all U.S. Catholics, the announcement of Cardinal-designate McElroy’s impending elevation became just another opportunity for Catholic twitterati to have at it.

I can assure Texans that very few New Yorkers want to arm themselves to ride the subway, just as few teachers want to pack heat in the classroom.

“Do not hide old age, do not hide the fragility of old age,” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience. “This is a teaching for all of us.”

Bishop McElroy said he and the pope share a view that the church should focus on “more inclusion” and “outreach to people who have been alienated from the church in the past.”

With the appointment of 16 new cardinal electors, Pope Francis continues remaking the College of Cardinals with an emphasis on the person rather than the location of the bishop.

Jon Hassler wrote novels that examined with infinite compassion the lives of the residents of small-town Minnesota.

Having begun the process of synodality, we should not let the process go dormant until after the pope’s apostolic exhortation on the universal synod is released in 2024.

It is Christ who sets the table and draws up the guest list. Who are we, serving at that table, to amend his invitation?

Police say someone busted into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week.

Bishop McElroy has demonstrated that he is one of the strongest supporters of Pope Francis’ vision of church among the American bishops.

Cardinal Angelo Sodano died in a Rome hospital last night from complications related to Covid-19, and other ailments related to his advanced age.