After participating in a seminar on the Catholic Church and the Freemasons, an Italian bishop reaffirmed that Catholics who belong to Masonic lodges are in a “serious state of sin” and cannot receive Communion.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Heather Trotta

A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Kerry Weber

A Reflection for Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Alessandra Rose

A Reflection for Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Christine Lenahan

In 1988, famed publisher Robert Giroux related his memories of what it was like to read and publish Thomas Merton's 'The Seven Storey Mountain.'

Sugar is not the only industry that exploits Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic, but it offers a unique lens through which to understand racism and xenophobia.

Geopolitical crises and the aftereffects of Covid are prompting the United States and other nations to find alternatives to globalization in education, trade and environmental protection.

“Americans should be against killing Israelis but also against killing Palestinians,” the political activist Mustafa Barghouti said in an interview with Gerard O’Connell.

Pope Francis has canceled his appointments today after The Vatican press office announced he was experiencing “mild flu-like symptoms.”