A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest, by Cecilia González-Andrieu

“The reality of sexual abuse in our church goes to the heart of the synod’s agenda,” a statement by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said.

To reach Catholics in the pews—and to influence public policy on immigration—church leaders should make it clear that they are not advocating for “open borders.”

A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless

A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle

Advocacy groups, including the U.S. bishops conference, have cautioned against allowing a government shutdown before the deadline on Sept. 30, urging lawmakers to come to an agreement and keep the government open.

The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille’s open-air stadium.

“The exploitation of migrants is criminal” as is their detention, Pope Francis told reporters in August, and “I am going to Marseille for this.”

After this letter, all of us must contend with the implications of the fact that he knew about the death camps—and he did nothing.

To this day, my best friends are people I grew up with on Staten Island. But I am ashamed of how some members of my community have reacted to the recent arrival of migrants.