In the language of Catholic social teaching, we might say that voters doubt whether the political system in which they participate sustains the common good.

A proposed assisted-suicide law in Britain does not serve compassion. Instead it presents an illusion of final autonomy.

A Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein

Pope Francis received a new, emission-free, all-electric popemobile from representatives of Mercedes-Benz, the German car manufacturer that has been supplying vehicles for the popes for nearly 100 years.

At a general audience, Pope Francis said that homilies should run under 10 minutes and be guided by the Holy Spirit.

“In Hong Kong, we have our wounds that we need to heal,” Cardinal Stephen Chow, S.J., the bishop of Hong Kong, told America’s Vatican correspondent in this exclusive interview.

John Banville is surely the only crime novelist in recent memory who has won the Booker Prize and is regularly rumored to be in the running for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

“Joe Biden said one thing and did the opposite. A father’s love meant more to the president than keeping his word.”

The possibility of a “fourth order” of deaconess in the Catholic Church has become part of the conversation around women deacons. But is it the right response?

Trump will attend the ceremony alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, priest, by Connor Hartigan

Quebec has played host to a number of cults and alternative religions over the years, from the Ant Hill Kids, the cruelly abused followers of Roch Thériault to the U.F.O. believers of the Raelian Church.

“The Roman Curia can no longer say, ‘The law is set here, and it is to be obeyed out there,’” Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta told America’s Vatican correspondent in this exclusive interview.

This special “Preach” episode features a panel discussion on how preachers can deliver a homily that captures the hopes of younger audiences—from toddlers to teens—while keeping the entire congregation engaged.

The Advent season prepares us for the incredibly humble journey of Jesus’ birth. This carol provides another dimension of this humility. 

Focusing again on the fundamental Christian beliefs outlined by the Council of Nicaea almost 1,700 years ago can help Christians today put Christ back at the center of their lives, Pope Francis said.

On this episode of “Hark!”, we follow a figure the Bible never mentions, but whose bold gift leads us straight to the heart of Christmas. This is the story of “The Little Drummer Boy.”

To kick off the fourth season of “Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols,” we have a Christmas song that begins on a plodding, somber note and erupts into a thrilling epiphany. We’re exploring “We Three Kings.”

A Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Advent, by Kevin Christopher Robles