I am rather fond of my native land and her robust and quirky republican traditions, but Jesus did not preach democracy nor endorse any particular political philosophy.

What are our young people learning? What will we do as people of faith to actively mitigate suffering? And, finally, what about the future?

We have recently seen entire communities wiped off the map by wildfires fueled by ever-hotter weather. This has grave implications for tradition, family and other goods that social conservatives value.

Pilgrims coming to Rome will now have the opportunity to experience St. Peter’s Basilica like never before.

A Homily for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

“These are clear signs that the president-elect intends to carry out some of the worst campaign promises, including mass deportation,” Dylan Corbett, the executive director of Hope Border Institute, told America.

At the annual U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, leaders announced their support and promise to defend immigrants and the poor––vowing to speak out in the event of mass deportations.

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Zac Davis

A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego proposed the task force, which was supported from the floor by Cardinals Blase J. Cupich of Chicago and Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J.