In a letter dated Sept. 8 and addressed to the bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean, the pope urged them to place the good of the faithful above all else.

At a time of deep political division and declining trust, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore told a national gathering of women religious leaders that renewing American political culture requires ...

“S.N.L.” is sketch comedy, not improv, but cast members are largely recruited from improv troupes and have been from the beginning. From the beginning, too, they broke things.

But real Ignatian detachment is not about security; it’s about possibility. And asking for that possibility to include even actual poverty opens up—maybe even hollows out—space for God to respond that ...

To build a just world, he said, people must move beyond an "individualistic mindset" and invest in human relationships with ...

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This was the fourth of the synodal style encounters that were inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” ...

A new Vatican document affirms the teaching on the Church’s relationship with people of other faiths, while inviting humanity to enter upon a common “journey of hope.” ...

This is racist and sinful rhetoric that seeks to harm and to divide. It is disturbing that it comes from a candidate for public office. An apology is called for.” ...

Catholic groups lobby governments, corporations and civil society to bring about changes in everything from agriculture to ...

How does a Catholic school offer reverential liturgies for its students when the congregation is 1,000 kids in a gym? At Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Md., a new altar is part of the plan.

It’s been over ten years since the award-winning actor Andrew Garfield trained as a Jesuit priest. Well, more accurately, since he trained to play a Jesuit priest, Father Sebastiao Rodrigues, in ...