A conversation with Rachel L. Swarns, the author of "The 272: The Families Who were Enslaved and Sold to Build The American Catholic Church"

Spanish Jesuit Luis María Roma, who died in 2019, was recently discovered to have abused hundreds of Indigenous girls while serving as a missionary in rural Bolivia, and to have documented his acts in a diary.

The opera ‘San Xavier’ provides a glimpse of how Jesuits evangelized with music—a key dimension of the 1986 film “The Mission.”

Ivan Illich was a “radically orthodox” monsignor who remained tradition-minded his entire life. With Pope Francis, his hour may have finally arrived.

The fact that audiences see the story as aspirational is more of a reflection on us as fallen people than the film itself.

The U.S. surgeon general suggests a warning label on social media apps. But God entrusted us with the care of our children, and we’re the ones who should be held accountable for any harms.

A Reflection for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles, by Ashley McKinless

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Heather Trotta

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, by Molly Cahill

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell bring you inside the G7 summit and Pope Francis' meeting with comedians.

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

Pope Francis and a nine member Council of Cardinals heard presentations from women experts on the role of women in the church through the lens of canon law.

Ultimately, it is up to each of us to prayerfully discern the individual contribution we can make. Guided by our faith and Catholic social teaching, we can do our part to support a just peace in Israel-Palestine.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, a Republican, has ordered all public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms by the start of 2025, a move decried by much of civil society as a violation of the separation of church and state.

If convicted, Archbishop Viganó would be excommunicated and could also be removed from the clerical state.

Major League Baseball is finally incorporating stats recorded by Negro League players as part of M.L.B.’s official record books.  

The elections results suggest that European states will set stricter policies on immigration, raising levels of despair among asylum seekers and hundreds of thousands of people living without official status across Europe.

Ahead of Juneteenth, Gloria Purvis would like to see the Catholic Church lean into the question: “What is a theological response for making repair for the sin of racism?” The answer, she says, will require “wokeism.”