Pope Francis warned against contemplative orders using defensive, nostalgic strategies “when it comes to reflecting on a whether a monastery should be saved or abandoned, on community life or about vocations.”

Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle analyze the reported forthcoming appointment of Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict XVI’s longtime secretary and how it fits into the archbishop’s often publicly tumultuous relationship with Pope Francis.

In a speech at his weekly general audience, Pope Francis said that the cardinal virtue of temperance “lets one enjoy the goods of life better.”

Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals continued their discussions about the role of women in the church, listening to women experts, including a professor who spoke about how culture impacts women’s roles and status.

For Bonaventure, to eat spiritually is to approach eating the Eucharist both with faith and ultimately with the affection of charity in one’s heart.

Being a member of the “I don’t know club” means you will be attacked by both sides. It does not mean you have nothing to say.

A roundtable discussion on ‘Dignitas infinitas’ featuring host Colleen Dulle, editor in chief Sam Sawyer, S.J., and Michael O’Loughlin, the executive director of Outreach, an LGBT Catholic resource.

Migration is a privileged space in which the salvific mystery is being acted out.

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he “feel[s] safe and secure” April 14, after Israel defended itself overnight from unprecedented Iranian drone strikes and missiles.