Rioting was sparked by a knife attack at a dance studio in Southport on July 29. Three children were killed and other children and adults injured and seriously wounded.

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said Wednesday he was “very intentional” in the comments he made during a polarizing college commencement speech in May and that he stands behind what he said then.

Pastoral ministers should recognize that many adults from divorced families struggle in relationships. Difficult conversations must occur so that couples can be better prepared for marriage.

A Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

The Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts seeks to reclaim a place for Christian faith in human culture and put faith back into the festival season.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Connor Hartigan

False prophets tell us that global warming will not happen, microplastics do not cause cancer, guns will protect us, and the poor need to suffer to motivate them to work.

The Nicaraguan regime has detained at least 11 Catholic clergy, in a further blow to the beleaguered Diocese of Matagalpa.

Edna O’Brien, who died on July 27, seemed to be in many ways the quintessential Irish writer. But her career began with a highly acclaimed novel that was widely condemned on the Emerald Isle.

The display at the Olympics was not innocent fun gone too far or Europeans just being artsy. It was bullying a minority.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by William Gualtiere

Archbishop Richard G. Henning, successor to Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley of Boston, said at a press conference on Aug. 5 that he is “well aware that I have a lot to learn.”

If elected, Walz would be either the first or second Lutheran vice president of the United States, depending on how you count it.

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington stressed the need for sincere dialogue in seeking unity in the Catholic Church during Mass on Aug. 3 for the Outreach 2024 LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Conference at Georgetown University.

Celebrating Mass for the feast of Our Lady of the Snows at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major, Pope Francis urged Catholics to remember the unexpected beauty of God's grace.

Every Christian, but especially seminarians, should set aside their screens regularly and spend time with a book of literature or poetry, Pope Francis said.

Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell describes his journalistic ministry in the city at the heart of the Catholic faith.

Pope Francis has named Richard Garth Henning, 59, current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, as the seventh Archbishop of Boston, the Vatican announced on Aug. 5.

A Reflection for Monday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García