Why do Catholics celebrate holy days of obligation? Should we?

What happens in the aftermath of the I.D.F.’s Rafah assault remains hard to discern. Where do the Palestinians go next? How will they live? How will they be fed and sheltered?

All but four Senate Republicans and six Democrats voted to block the bipartisan bill’s passage yesterday. The actions of members from both parties concerned immigration advocates.

Many in the Arab and Muslim communities are distressed that interfaith leaders and organizations seem unable to take a clear moral and ethical stand against the war on Gaza.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Delaney Coyne

A Reflection for Ash Wednesday, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin, by James T. Keane

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

The Vatican has recently focused its efforts on not closing off women in the Church to the process of liturgical formation saying it's not for “a few experts” but should be a goal for all Catholics.

“The scope of liturgical reform...is precisely to bring to life the kind of formation of the faithful and ministry of pastors that will have their summit and source in the liturgy.”

We will have to endure the current flawed translation of the Roman missal unless liturgists, priests and people in the pews support the synod’s call for change. 

Colleen and Gerry analyze a letter Pope Francis sent to Israeli Jews. Why did the pope choose to address a religious group within Israel, rather than the entire nation?

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

Ahead of Super Bowl weekend, Prof. Jay Carney of Creighton explains the link between sports and the pastoral philosophies of popes from Leo XIII to Francis.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher

The overriding concern is that the goal of a just war must always be to restore or establish peace.

Included in the list of actions against which our lives will be judged is: Did we welcome Jesus when he was a stranger?

In a recent interview with an Italian magazine, Pope Francis provided more comments on “Fiducia Supplicans,” highlighting the hypocrisy behind those shocked that a priest would bless a gay couple but have no problem with him blessing a crooked businessman.