On this feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we take a moment to give praise to God for some of our siblings now forever gone from this planet, and to try and deepen our union with all of God’s creation.

Michigan-based St. Michael’s Media, also known as Church Militant, has challenged the city’s ruling in federal court, saying its First Amendment rights are being denied.

In an unprecedented response to the “grave threat” facing all peoples worldwide from climate change, Pope Francis and some 40 faith leaders have joined in an appeal for urgent action.

Yes, the Fighting Irish are undefeated. Yes, they have beaten several very good teams. Yes, their opponent this weekend, Cincinnati, is the only currently nationally-ranked team left on their schedule. Who are we kidding? Notre Dame is doomed.

The Texas Heartbeat Act is an extraordinary departure from legal norms. The law empowers “any person,” other than a government official, to sue everyone involved in performing an abortion after the detection of fetal “cardiac activity.”

Even those who prefer traditional church art can feel their hearts beat faster at a new presentation of the divine.

It is terrible to cooperate with the devil. Every person with any influence whatsoever must pause and seriously consider how they have spoken about the Vicar of Jesus Christ.

From a vision in a chapel to a man washing his enemy's feet, 'Crossroads' shows snapshots of religion in everyday life.

If we can treat others and their ideas with such humility and gratitude, the only thing we will ever want to cancel will be our pride.

Are the voices of women being heard at the highest levels of the church? Do they feel empowered—or limited by the “stain-glassed ceiling”?

On their last two albums, the Killers continue to circle around faith and eventually grasp it—if not in completely solid form.

Twice a year we publish an extra issue of America dedicated to books and all things literary; one in planting season and one at harvest time.

I have spent my entire career attempting to pay homage to (and in a deeper sense, to keep alive) all the incredible characters of my Catholic-kid-in-Las Vegas life.

This man, this woman are the city

To hear what sirens was Jesus Christ nailed to a tree, unable to move?

Angel Garcia tells the story of the Rev. Neil Connolly, a priest with a deep faith in his parishioners, who carried their faith from the mountains of Puerto Rico to the streets of the Bronx.

In his portrait of a once ultra-devout country undergoing rapid spiritual decline, Derek Scally paints a vivid picture of Irish indifference toward the church.

In his new book, British novelist David Mitchell affirms the irreducible and vivifying goods of the human soul.

To understand the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe demands close attention to his engagements with scientific thought and discoveries.

Mark Carney’s new book makes a succinct argument: We can either continue on the current path of what some argue is amoral wealth generation in a dehumanizing market society, or we can build new systems, grounded in common values, that encourage growth while stewarding resources for future generations.