We should approach Pope Leo XIV looking not for his alignment with the set of questions we bring to him, but with trust that the Holy Spirit is at work.

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

As I write, Mr. Trump is declaring that “nobody knows” what he is going to do about Iran. I fear that “nobody” includes him.

A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

At first glance, it would seem that buying rosaries and listening to the pope cry out passionately against war have little to do with each other.

The choice of method, more than any difference in underlying doctrine, is where Pope Francis departed most radically from his predecessors.

The attention of the church now turns decisively to the question of Francis’ successor and the preparations for the conclave that will elect him.

Editor in chief Sam Sawyer, S.J., reflects on praying with Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica.

A Reflection for Friday of the Octave of Easter, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

The further we get from the needs and the lives of the poor, the easier it is to forget that we have duties to them at all.