And how the church can accompany couples struggling with infertility

“For us, as Hispanics who are suffering in the United States, it gives us great hope to believe that this next pope will be like Francis and stand with immigrants.”

For these next days of waiting, first and foremost for the cardinals in conclave and then also for all of us: Come, Holy Spirit, bringing wisdom, discernment and patience.

The chair of Peter may be empty, but the Vatican is still full.

Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” But that doesn’t mean the cardinals will not once again look to the New World.

The people of God see the bishop of Rome as a teacher, but they also unquestionably see him as a father.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by J.D. Long García

“He has given a great witness of humility, of closeness to the people, of living out the Gospel values. He has left a great example for us to follow,” a priest from Honduras told America.

“Pope Francis is the pope of the people,” Rosa de los Ríos told America in Spanish before the funeral Mass. “He is very close to the people.... That’s why he was so loved. People felt he was very close to them.”

A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by J.D. Long García