Sadly, the church of El Salvador can offer any number of priests, men and women religious and lay people to choose from to hold up as modern exemplars of Christian self-sacrifice.

By revisiting the various moments of grace from World Youth Day, we might identify some ways we still need to walk together if we are to make effective the pope’s call for a church that is “for all.”

The whole dynamic of hearing confessions in prison is incredible. I use this awesome role of confessor to encourage them to foster the spark of God’s love for them, not to waste it.

Nicaragua appears to have frozen the bank accounts of the country's Jesuit university, marking yet another attack on the Catholic Church.

‘How can we put our woundedness in the service of others?’ This film provides one answer.

On this special summer episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America editors Ricardo da Silva, S.J. and Gerard O’Connell recap World Youth Day.

A Reflection for Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Samantha Richardson

Wildfires raged on the island of Maui, wiping out an entire town and driving people to seek refuge in the ocean.

Two new Broadway productions offer case studies in brand extension and fan service.

The Green Deal amends the European Union’s climate, energy, transport and taxation policies with the short term goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030.

A rule proposed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Aug. 7 governing the implementation of the law contains broad language including abortion among "related medical conditions."

Controversy and deep division continue in an Indian archdiocese over the direction the priest faces during the celebration of the liturgy.

Bishop Valério’s nomination came as a surprise to many since Pope Francis had named Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar, auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, a cardinal on July 9. It had been wrongly presumed then that the pope would appoint the cardinal-elect as the new patriarch after the World Youth Day celebrations.

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, by Brigid McCabe

A Homily for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein

Was Teilhard de Chardin a promoter of eugenics? Two scholars debate the question.

We must become a church that accompanies its people and is attuned to their hopes, doubts and lived experiences.

In his weekly audience, Pope Francis shares his experiences at World Youth Day in Portugal and what they reveal about today’s young people.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Laura Oldfather