Men's college basketball's finest squad did not come from one of the N.C.A.A. powerhouses of the past three decades, but from the University of San Francisco, where Bill Russell led the team to consecutive national championships in 1955 and 1956.

For playwrights, family dramas are never just about families.

In "Translations," Brian Friel's theatrical masterpiece grapples with how naming affects cultures, identities, relationships and more; something already familiar with the Catholic church.

“I believe that your trip will bring fruits of pacification and the fraternity of all Argentines, eager to overcome our divisions and conflicts,” the Argentinian president said in a letter sent to the pope.

Among the main concerns they mentioned were the role of the laity, especially of women; the contribution of the church on ecology in light of the encyclical “Laudato Si’”; and “spiritual conversation,” a method of discernment that was adopted to structure discussions during the first assembly that could become a major legacy of the synod.

How did this Wonka, unfazed and insisting that salvation is at hand, become the jaded, suspicious entity we know he will become?

John Martens joins “Jesuitical” to shine a light on the Bible passages that have shaped Pope Francis’ focus on mercy.

We must all learn to change our mindset regarding our role and participation in ecclesial life if we want to experience a truly synodal church.

A Reflection for Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by James T. Keane

Pope Francis declined to read his prepared remarks during an audience with Catholic communicators from France, saying he has bronchitis and “can’t speak well.”

As many as 295 people were killed in a series of apparently coordinated raids on some 30 villages in Nigeria’s Plateau State that began on Dec. 23 and continued through Christmas Day.

'Fiducia Supplicans' does not alter church teaching on marriage, but it does encourage pastors to accompany others on their journeys in new ways that are simpatico with the pastoral vision of Pope Francis.

A Reflection for Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.

Reaffirming their fidelity to the pope and the Gospel, Catholic bishops in Africa have released a common response to a recent Vatican declaration, saying they “generally prefer” not to offer blessings to same-sex couples.

A Wisconsin judge suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling he is incompetent for trial because of dementia.

In a lengthy Jan. 10 post on his website, Legionary of Christ Father Matthew Schneider took credit for alerting Loyola Press, and described Father Jim Sichko as a “habitual plagiarist.”

“Inside the Vatican” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Francis' “State of the World” address and reveal some of his plans for 2024.

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

Whatever the court decides, Mr. Trump’s brazen refusal to accept the will of the voters or constitutional limits on presidential power still needs to be confronted and rejected.