The luminous mysteries show Jesus’ light in the world. Jesus is fully human and fully divine, and the mysteries we contemplate seem to give full recognition to each, through stories of Jesus living out his public ministry.

Two new productions on Broadway—“The Hills of California” and ”Our Town”—meditate on theater as a kind of shared imaginative space.

Pierre Toussaint, an immigrant from Haiti, was a devout and celebrated Roman Catholic. Mr. Vance may find much to emulate in his life story.

Ghost stories speak to how deeply we love, but also to a desire to prolong our lives however we can.

There have always been false prophets, but now we have something else: artificial ones.

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy focused their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals held in Russian captivity.

Ethel Kennedy, Joe Kennedy said, “was a devout Catholic and a daily communicant, and we are comforted in knowing she is reunited with the love of her life, our father, Robert F. Kennedy.”

On the eve of the final session of the Synod on Synodality, a diverse group of women working in ministry at the margins of the church had the opportunity of a lifetime: a private audience with Pope Francis.

While it might not generate as many headlines as women deacons or L.G.B.T. Catholics, the role of the bishops has emerged as one of the most prominent—and controversial—topics of the Synod on Synodality.

his own hands bound by his will, they offer no resistance, to those he knows will kill

Because this house is a dandelion gone to seed. Fragile and full of possibility.

Anna Gazmarian's 'Devout' is an emotional, vulnerable portrait of a woman who was failed by two institutions, both science and religion, that she rightfully believed would help her.

In 'Citizens Yet Strangers,' Kenneth Craycraft argues that the American political order presupposes the goodness of the Fall, rather than our original created goodness.

A major takeaway from 'Saving Michelangelo’s Dome' is that it is a miracle any pre-modern church is still standing.

Xavier High School’s Holocaust studies program includes book and movie discussions, as well as opportunities for both domestic and international trips.

The music we hear at Mass makes a difference. Our son looks forward to church all week long, and the music is the reason why.

Collaboration and compassion are two keys to a bishop's role in a synod church, argues the Most Reverend W. Shawn McKnight, the bishop of Jefferson City, Mo.

Is it possible to be a contemplative caretaker?

Our readers weigh in on the recent discussion between Rachel Lu and Matthew Cortese, S.J. on diverse forms of reverence in the Mass.

Nature abhors a vacuum, and without a clear focus for conversation at the synod, people will naturally try to fill it with any number of issues.