Leading up to International Women’s Day, Catholic women convened near the Vatican and online, advocating for female leadership within the Catholic Church, pushing for equality, visibility and institutional openness to change.

A Reflection for Good Friday, by James T. Keane

A Reflection for the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, by Tim Reidy

Pope Francis is continuing his work program despite the flu. On Thursday morning, he held seven audiences for individuals and groups.

Jean Denis Saint-Félix, S.J.: “Nobody wants to stay in this hell. People are seeking ways to enter, no matter how, the United States,” even “knowing the danger and risks they go through.”

The misogynistic language of the old Constitution may be removed, but in its place will be clauses that relinquish the state of any real responsibility to support family caregivers, critics say.

In a year that is supposedly a test of “small-d” democracy, the voice of the voters seems fainter than ever.

Pope Francis will continue his custom of celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in a prison during Holy Week 2024.

The bishops cried out that “of all European countries, France is the only one where the number of abortions is not decreasing and has even increased over the last two years,” and that France “would have honored itself by instead promoting the rights of women and children.”

Greta Gerwig’s art reveals the truth that there is dignity in simply being a woman—an embodied, relational, imperfect woman.