A vocation is not a fork in the road; it's a garden.

One myth about Jesuits: We all travel to Rome all the time.

After that business with the blackbird, Kevinsore-shouldered from his mortifications—the lent-long arms reach and supplications in service of life’s mysteries and flights—lay himself out, spread-eagled in paschal light,cozy in a copse of alders, cones and catkins, and sle

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The Diocese of San Bernadino finds itself on the cutting edge.

Despite billions spent destroying it, Al Qaeda has expanded its influence.

Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? What are we to make of these extraordinary words of Jesus on the cross?

Catholic bishops in Germany and Austria have urged their countries to continue accepting refugees, despite demands for new restrictions after violence on New Year’s Eve in Cologne and other cities. “We need a reduction in numbers, but fixing an upper limit would be difficult,” Bish

When men join the Jesuits they are reminded that few Jesuits become famous—John Courtney Murray, Pope Francis—but many will engage in unsung work in which they touch countless lives. Edward Glynn, S.J., born one of nine children in Clarks Summit, Pa., joined the Society of Jesus in 1955

A spiritual conversion to solidarity is not alien to the American political tradition.

Pope Francis visits the margins of Mexican society.

With poverty on the rise and a drought compounding Zimbabwe’s problems, people are struggling to make ends meet, church workers said. In Zimbabwe’s hospitals and other health facilities, “patients need to pay for everything: painkillers, drips, injections and scans,” said Get

The myth of people “pouring” across our borders in ever-increasing numbers should not go unchallenged in this election year.

After nearly 27 years on the job, Greg Erlandson stepped down as publisher at Our Sunday Visitor Inc., on Jan. 31. • The Fiat 500L that Pope Francis used to tour Philadelphia was auctioned off for $82,000 at a black-tie event kicking off the Philadelphia Auto Show on Jan. 29 with proceeds

Iran is ranked among the leading countries in the world in executions of juveniles.

Muslim leaders from around the world adopted a declaration defending the rights of religious minorities in predominantly Muslim countries. Participants said the Marrakesh Declaration, developed during a conference on Jan. 25-27, was based on the Medina Charter, a constitutional contract between the

‘Making a Murderer’ upends our preconceived notions of who the good guys and bad guys are.