Mr. Pérez is now the executive director of the NativityMiguel Coalition, a national network of faith-based schools that follow the Nativity model for helping children prepare for rigorous high school curricula.

My students at a Catholic women's college have taught me—and can teach the rest of the church—a great deal about living in a church marred by the scandal of sexual abuse by clergy.

Catholic ministries face an uncertain financial future as religiosity decreases among younger Americans—including, perhaps, descendants of prominent Catholic philanthropic leaders.

The disagreements we have in the Catholic Church in the United States around the Eucharist are largely about discipline, not doctrine.

You don’t dialogue with the devil. But if you’re the pope, you might choose to call out the devil’s work.

Last month, I informed the board of directors of America Media that I will step down as the president and editor in chief at the end of 2022.