Mary Gordon is one of America's greatest Catholic writers—just don't ask her why she stayed.

“It seemed to me, right from the beginning, that Francis’ style of pontificate was like a punch in the stomach from the Holy Spirit to wake us up,” Cardinal Angelo Scola says in this exclusive interview.

Olivia Rodrigo's lyrics cover many of the same topics I discuss with my Catholic high school students. As a church that infamously struggles to reach and retain young people, we have something to learn from her.

No matter how far he has risen in fame, Ed Sheeran has stayed true to himself.

“During times like these with severe division among people and the potential for social unrest, it is important for us to remember Jesus’ commandment to love one another,” Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki said.

The pope “joins you in asking the Lord to bestow upon everyone the spiritual strength which triumphs over violence and overcomes evil with good,” said the message released Nov. 23.

“Blessed is the bishop who makes poverty and sharing his lifestyle because with his witness he is building the kingdom of heaven.”

“I can’t live in this situation anymore and I’m afraid of destroying my physical, psychological and spiritual health,” Sister Aleksandra says in “Veil of Silence,” by Salvatore Cernuzio.

“Among the injured are one of our Catholic priests, as well as multiple parishioners and Waukesha Catholic school children,” Sandra Peterson, communication director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said.

Father Jean-Pierre Schumacher died 10 minutes after receiving the anointing of the sick at the start of a Mass for the feast of Christ of the King.