Advocates for the protection of women charge that rape is systemic and endemic in South Africa. Police statistics confirm this: There are about 115 rapes per day, a level that is among the highest in the world.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

How do you keep things in perspective and maintain a faith life when you are trying to figure out new friends, new freedom and the location of your classes?

“When we think of Syria, there comes to mind the verse of the Book of Lamentations: ‘Vast as the sea is your ruin; who can heal you?’” Pope Francis said.

Is it possible that people who say that the sacrament is more trouble than it is worth, that they do not need confession, have duped themselves?

The Democrats and never-Trumpers are obsessed with the loud and visible element of Trump voters who can never be persuaded. They should be focused instead on those who could be.

Pope Francis delivers his general audience speech on the conversion and discernment of St. Ignatius, who encountered the unexpected and made the best of it.

A new documentary on Sister Thea Bowman shines a light on her life and work as an advocate for racial justice and intercultural understanding.

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Cristobal Spielmann

J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world was in many ways a direct reflection of his understanding of reality.

Several Catholic school districts throughout the United States are grappling with changes around gender identity, and in some systems, students and staff are now subject to new policies about gender.

In a congratulatory note to Liz Truss, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said many people in the U.K. would be facing the choice between “heating and eating” this winter because of rampant inflation and soaring fuel bills.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

Priests remain at a parish in remote northern Mexico even as the suspected killer of two other Jesuits is on the loose and continues to allegedly lead a local drug gang.

Let us pray to John Paul I “to obtain for us ‘the smile of the soul,’ a transparent smile that does not deceive.”

The beatification of John Paul I took place on a rainy but joyous Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, with a homily by Pope Francis on the beauty of a church “with a happy, serene and smiling face.”

A Reflection for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long-García

A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Christopher Parker