Far more Americans think that faith is all about politics than is actually the case. And that misconception is harming the power of faith as an American institution.

Pope Francis preaches about synodality, but the canon lawyers are showing us how to make it more than a pious wish that can be ignored by pastors and bishops who prefer to stick to the old ways.

A Homily for the Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein

Steps from the Vatican, LGBT Catholics from around the world gathered to answer the question: What do you want synod delegates to know about your experience as an LGBT Catholic?

Most families have been forced to move many times and with each new displacement, families lose or abandon more belongings. Not many of them by now have clothing appropriate for worsening weather conditions.

As the Holy Land marked a grim first anniversary Oct. 7 of the Hamas attack on southern Israel, the papal almoner raised $35,000 in one afternoon from synod delegates and immediately sent it to Holy Family Parish in Gaza City.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Noah Banasiewicz, S.J.

At this stage of the discernment, we might ponder if the categorization of women deacons as a “Western obsession” has itself in some ways become a Western obsession.

Kris Kristofferson was a Rhodes Scholar, a literary wunderkind and the lyricist behind many songs made famous by more prominent voices. Kristofferson was also—hear me out on this—a man for whom religious faith was an important part of his life.

A delegation organized by the American group Christians for Ceasefire visits Palestine and experiences a weeklong training session in nonviolent resistance.