The opposition Labour Party suffered its worst defeat since 1935.

James Mayers, a 26-year-old local resident, was arrested at the scene of the fire.

The Christmas season is a time to reflect on what life is all about, Pope Francis told an international group of performers.

On this 50th anniversary of his priesthood, Francis, who now sees himself as “the world’s parish priest,” continued working as usual with a long series of audiences in the morning, including singers and musicians who will perform in the annual Vatican concert for Christmas.

A poet reflects in the 2019 George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize essay.

God’s descent into human life charges our pain with meaning and gives it a transformative power that would otherwise certainly elude us.

Hint: It’s not a toy.

Articles that tackled perplexing questions (“Why Do Some Catholics Oppose Pope Francis?” “Where Was God When Notre Dame Was in Flames?”) were especially popular with our readers in 2019. But what else made the hit list?

Why we need to uphold our arms control agreement with Russia and take the existential threat of nuclear weapons more seriously.

Members of the Society of Jesus have been among the relatively few Catholic Christians with a discerning appreciation for Freud.

America asked its readers to send us a photo and description of their Nativity set and tell us what makes it special.

We bring our hearts with us to Bethlehem. This is what Christmas means.

Since 1990 a vibrant black parish has worshiped before the marvelous mural by Engelbert Mveng, S.J.

Andrew Krivak's new novel is an elegiac tale that resonates deeply with the creation spirituality that has been rising in our collective imagination.

your soul, one drop of dew, magnifies the sun

One of Susan Sontag’s strengths was that anything that could be said about her by others was said, first and best, by Susan Sontag

The Boston College baseball program is a school where young men learn to be men for others, and Pete was its master student.

This week we talk to author and writer, Kaya Oakes.