A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

Cardinal Raymond Burke has written in the preface to a new book that Pope Francis is risking confusion and even schism in leading the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome.

The dog days of August are also the first week of school for millions of students, parents and teachers. Want some advice on how to handle it? Generations of America contributors have had thoughts on the subject.

In Montgomery County, Md., Muslim parents have been protesting a sex-ed curriculum they say is insensitive to religious belief. Is this local battle a warning sign for Democrats nationally?

Dorothy Day had a very realistic picture of the Catholic Church, the pope said. “To her the church frequently seemed to be on the side of the rich and the property owners, and often unaware of the need for real social justice.”

A Reflection for the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Kerry Weber

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse.

Nicaraguan officials ratcheted up a harassment campaign targeting Jesuits in Managua over the weekend.

Since this synod was announced in 2021, I have worked with the Seattle chancery as a synod volunteer and responded to the call for dialogue by personally talking with 100 people who were baptized and are now non-practicing.

Policies governing transgender students have become controversial of late.

“I am writing a second part to Laudato Si’ to update it on current problems,” Pope Francis told the lawyers Aug. 21 during a meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace.

A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Pius X, Pope, by Tim Reidy

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki commented, “To some, the consumption of pornography may seem harmless. But I agree with Pope Francis, who condemns it and warns of its dangers, especially the violation of human dignity.”

A Reflection for Saturday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, whose request to be returned to the lay state was rejected by the Vatican, has been hospitalized at Albany Medical Center after suffering a major stroke this week.

‘The Exorcist’ has popularized a trivial, superficial picture of the Christian understanding of evil.

Pope Francis’ clash with the vicar of Rome says a lot about his approach to reform.

In the year following Dobbs, accurate reporting on any story even remotely tangential to abortion is not to be expected.

“Frances Ha” allows us to see Frances the way God might see her. We see her flaws, but we also see how hard she’s trying.

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