Recent edicts and explanations of edicts out of Rome have ignited a familiarly unpleasant conflict in the U.S. church. And yet, though this will infuriate a vocal minority of my fellow Catholics, I just don’t get the brouhaha over the traditional Latin Mass.

Some derided the art as contemptuous of God and sacrilegious. What did artist Kelly Latimore intend to convey with the image? Is the picture meant to be a deification of George Floyd?

“Silent Night” is a song that seems to inspire the imagination in so many ways.

Our return to an in-person celebration of the birth of Jesus is also an opportunity to think about how we have done Christmas in the past—and perhaps even make some adjustments.

In his message for the 2022 World Day of Peace, Pope Francis proposed three paths to peace: dialogue between the generations, greater investment in education and job creation.

A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent

President Biden is playing the long game in trying to revitalize the economy after Covid. It may take a long time to figure out how to measure the results.

Pope Francis spoke with an abused woman who recently fled her home with her four children.

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., speaks about the need for the Canadian church to apologize to Indigenous population for its role in abuse at residential schools.

A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent