I have never been a big fan of needles and injections; but even if I winced, I was happy to be among the first to submit my arm for an injection of the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

William A. Barry, S.J. Bill was 90 years old when he died at the Jesuit infirmary at Campion Center in Weston, Mass., on Saturday.

From 1996: After two years of work in East Africa, it’s not my own experiences that I remember most vividly—it’s the stories I heard from refugees.

Pope Francis delivered his annual pre-Christmas address to Roman Curia officials.

A Biden transition team official refused to say which church Biden might attend in the nation's capital or whether he might return to Delaware for services, at least to start.

A Reflection for the Fourth Monday of Advent

The Vatican on Monday declared that it is “morally acceptable” for Roman Catholics to receive COVID-19 vaccines based on research that used fetal tissue from abortions.

This weekend, a C.D.C. panel will likely decide which group should get the Covid-19 vaccine next. Thousands of lives hang in the balance, writes the Catholic ethicist Charles Camosy.

During Advent, expectant alertness is commended to us as a lived attitude. Shall we live it out in song?

During the nine days before Christmas, friends and family gather for the re-enactment, with two children dressing up to play the roles of Mary and Joseph.

Catholic Charities USA and the Felician Sisters of North America have each contributed $1 million to a new fund to benefit people “in extreme danger of losing their homes this month.”

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Perhaps this Advent, which will probably feel a lot more like Lent, I will finally learn that good waiting is a grace, one that hinges on realizing that the arrival does not depend on my vaunted stage-managing powers.

We go behind the story with a bioethicist on the moral imperative of current Covid-19 vaccines.

These deaths are a grim reminder of how quickly the virus can spread in congregate living situations, even when precautions are taken.

Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski got the Covid-19 vaccine to set an example that the vaccination effort is a public good and a morally acceptable way for Catholics to help combat Covid-19.

Coronavirus health restrictions created profound obstacles for the communal relationships and interplay of everyday life at L’Arche communities.

Pope Francis' former treasurer, Cardinal George Pell, praised President Donald Trump’s “splendid” Supreme Court appointments and defense of Christian values but questioned his effort to sow doubt in the integrity of the U.S. presidential election.

2020 has been an absolutely awful year (no citation needed). But is it O.K. for us to take a step back and laugh at it all?