A tragic fire reminds us that sometimes the aftershocks of war feel even more cruel than war itself.

In 'Laudate Deum,' Pope Francis takes direct aim at the failure of human action on climate change on the global level.

The archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, released a lengthy statement on Thursday, praising the late Senator Dianne Feinstein’s “civility.”

A Reflection for Friday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

What strikes me most about the synod, now in its third day, is the climate of prayer that envelops it, Gerry O’Connell writes.

The latest effort from the ’Star Wars‘ franchise asks: What happens to you after you lose your faith?

Cardinal Stephen Brislin, 67, the archbishop of Cape Town, said he sees “enormous signs of hope” for South Africa today, notwithstanding the poverty and “enormous” corruption.

In “The Sixth Sense,” faith is both a sanctuary and a gateway to mystery and horror.

In his first Mass as cardinal, he acknowledged the flood of congratulations he had received from all quarters and all sects of his diocese. “Cardinals in our time are no longer the princes of the church,” Cardinal Pizzaballa said, “but its servants and those of the people of God.”

This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley bring listener questions about the synod to America’s veteran Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell.