What happens in the aftermath of the I.D.F.’s Rafah assault remains hard to discern. Where do the Palestinians go next? How will they live? How will they be fed and sheltered?

All but four Senate Republicans and six Democrats voted to block the bipartisan bill’s passage yesterday. The actions of members from both parties concerned immigration advocates.

Many in the Arab and Muslim communities are distressed that interfaith leaders and organizations seem unable to take a clear moral and ethical stand against the war on Gaza.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Delaney Coyne

A Reflection for Ash Wednesday, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin, by James T. Keane

A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.

The Vatican has recently focused its efforts on not closing off women in the Church to the process of liturgical formation saying it's not for “a few experts” but should be a goal for all Catholics.

“The scope of liturgical reform...is precisely to bring to life the kind of formation of the faithful and ministry of pastors that will have their summit and source in the liturgy.”