“Daunting,” “heroic” and even “punishing.” Here’s what to expect during Pope Francis’ Asia-Oceania trip.

In an interview with America, Father Markus Solo spoke about the reasons why Indonesia’s government and its Catholic and Muslim leaders wanted Francis to visit the country, which he described as “young and dynamic.”

After Israel recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza, including the body of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, President Biden, who has met with Hersh’s parents, said, “Hamas leaders will pay for these crimes.”

There is no bigger question for Catholics today than this: Why should anyone become or remain Catholic?

The Diocese of Paterson, N.J., argues that the change “will cause severe and substantial disruption to the lives and religious freedoms” of the priests as well as the hundreds of thousands of Catholics they serve.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church, by Rachel Lu

This Labor Day, may we recognize all the laborers in the Lord’s vineyard and embrace them for who they truly are—our brothers and sisters.

A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Christopher Robles

Jason Blakely’s new book, “Lost in Ideology,” is “quite simply the best guide to today’s dominant ideologies,” writes William Cavanaugh. “Blakely is concise, sympathetic, insightful, critical and fair.”

“Newsies” is the rare family-friendly musical that also serves as thematically appropriate Labor Day viewing.

In the United States, the Jesuits have provided striking examples of what solidarity and upholding the rights of workers looks like in an industrial economy.

How much of Indonesia is Catholic? Is Christianity on the rise? Why is Pope Francis visiting? Here’s what you need to know.

Julia Walsh was diagnosed with a progressive eye disorder that has changed her relationship with light. Her relationship with Christ the Light has persevered.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.

We are still awaiting the flowering of Catholic literature for young Catholics.

Migration has been a defining reality of the human experience; that is not going to change because of 19th-century innovations like national borders.

Grounded in the four pillars of spirituality, education, solidarity and mission, the Holy Games presented a unique blend of faith and athleticism.

Catholic themes abound in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, and the new season of 'The Rings of Power' stays true to that vision.