Leading up to International Women’s Day, Catholic women convened near the Vatican and online, advocating for female leadership within the Catholic Church, pushing for equality, visibility and institutional openness to change.

It is only two decades old, but “Doubt” already feels like it’s been with us forever.

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A Reflection for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, by Tim Reidy

As we head into what is sure to be a rancorous general election in the United States, what might we learn from the relationship between the pope and president?

Pope Francis is continuing his work program despite the flu. On Thursday morning, he held seven audiences for individuals and groups.

Baltimore's agreement with St. Michael’s Media, the parent firm of the Church Militant website, comes even as the site’s future remains in flux.

Jean Denis Saint-Félix, S.J.: “Nobody wants to stay in this hell. People are seeking ways to enter, no matter how, the United States,” even “knowing the danger and risks they go through.”

The misogynistic language of the old Constitution may be removed, but in its place will be clauses that relinquish the state of any real responsibility to support family caregivers, critics say.

A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, by Father Terrance Klein

In a year that is supposedly a test of “small-d” democracy, the voice of the voters seems fainter than ever.

Join America Media on a fall 2024 pilgrimage to Greece following in the footsteps of St. Paul.

Pope Francis will continue his custom of celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in a prison during Holy Week 2024.

In concluding his catechesis on virtues and vices, Pope Francis stated that correcting our pride is the greatest battle to which the Christian is called.

“Anatomy of a Fall” suggests that a criminal trial is a game that rewards whoever can tell the best story most convincingly.

Father Haig recalled a story told to him by family members about how at age 5 he had already declared that he wanted to be a Jesuit astrophysicist when he grew up.

“We have to make ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ a reality,” Archbishop García Cuerva tell Gerard O’Connell. “We must make a reality Francis’ words, his documents, his vision of the church as a field hospital.”

Wilfrid Sheed's books are a delight to read, but his reviews and essays are his true masterpieces.

The bishops cried out that “of all European countries, France is the only one where the number of abortions is not decreasing and has even increased over the last two years,” and that France “would have honored itself by instead promoting the rights of women and children.”