Tensions rise between Carmelite nuns and Fort Worth Bishop Michael F. Olson over the nuns' acceptance of Olson's authority.

The latest moves by the Ortega regime came close to a direct expulsion of the Jesuits without actually stepping over that line, according to an expert on Latin American revolutions.

A Reflection on the Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle, by Ashley McKinless

Trump skips ‘The Tonight Show Starring Donald Trump’

A Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein

Pope Francis has announced a commission to identify new martyrs, and in its latest report, Open Doors International has identified 76 countries where Christians suffer “high and extreme levels of persecution.”

Francis' weekly address calls believers to draw from Our Lady of Guadalupe to evangelize with courage given from the Mother.

An archaeological team found “no conclusive evidence” of human remains at the former site of Pine Creek Residential School in Camperville, Manitoba, Canada.

A sheriff said Tuesday that authorities have subpoenaed phone records of an Alabama priest and an 18-year-old woman—who fled to Europe together—to see if there is evidence of an illegal relationship when she was a student.

“I think that she’s a great example of someone who used her beliefs and used her ability to make a change in the world,” one student said. “And I think that a lot of Gen Z [is] looking for ways to do that."

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin

Cardinal Raymond Burke has written in the preface to a new book that Pope Francis is risking confusion and even schism in leading the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome.

The dog days of August are also the first week of school for millions of students, parents and teachers. Want some advice on how to handle it? Generations of America contributors have had thoughts on the subject.

In Montgomery County, Md., Muslim parents have been protesting a sex-ed curriculum they say is insensitive to religious belief. Is this local battle a warning sign for Democrats nationally?

Dorothy Day had a very realistic picture of the Catholic Church, the pope said. “To her the church frequently seemed to be on the side of the rich and the property owners, and often unaware of the need for real social justice.”

A Reflection for the Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Kerry Weber

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse.

Nicaraguan officials ratcheted up a harassment campaign targeting Jesuits in Managua over the weekend.

Since this synod was announced in 2021, I have worked with the Seattle chancery as a synod volunteer and responded to the call for dialogue by personally talking with 100 people who were baptized and are now non-practicing.