On this Jubilee Year of Hope-themed episode of “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Father Ramil Fajardo, a tribunal judge in the Archdiocese of Chicago, about all things indulgences.

One wonders: If the “red wolf” of lupus had not ended Flannery O’Connor’s life at age 39, what would the author be writing about in 2025? What might she think of what was being written about her?

Donald Trump’s standoff with a federal judge over deportations is pushing the country toward a constitutional crisis.

Some of your favorite books by Christian authors came to be because of the careful and loving assistance of Roger Freet, the editor and literary agent who died on March 18.

Today, March 19, was a positive day for Pope Francis according to the latest medical report from his doctors in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, which the Vatican released at 7 p.m. this evening.

I am well aware of the dangers of “raising awareness” and making a show of one’s fasting. But I am telling people about this publicly so that they can consider whether Pepfar is something they would like to fast over.

Pat Conroy was the epitome of the "Southern Writer" for many years and called by some "the most beloved American writer of his generation"—and was also a God-haunted Catholic who wrote often and deeply about religious faith.

Pope Francis’ condition “continues to be stable,” and “the recovery process is slow and requires time for the consolidation of the improvements [that have been] recorded in recent days,” the Vatican said at 7 p.m. on March 14.

The latest neuroscience will blow your mind, body and soul.

In a long post on X, the Ukrainian leader said that during the conversation with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, “I wished Pope Francis a speedy recovery and thanked him for his prayers and moral support for our people.”