The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office announced its investigation into the priest has been closed with no charges filed.

A Reflection for Tuesday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke

The pope called for aid to be allowed into Gaza to help the tens of thousands of wounded Palestinians.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop, by Molly Cahill

Since the most recent conflict started, Hezbollah has launched rockets into Israel, provoking counterattacks targeting Hezbollah positions that have been established in the hills around these usually quiet Christian agricultural villages along the border.

Cardinal Stephen Chow said officials in China “appreciate that Pope Francis appreciates them” in this exclusive interview with America’s Vatican correspondent.

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher

What do you do when literally the entire world loves you, but not you?

In these (very) short essays, readers describe the ways in which they encountered God. The Lord can be present even in people or situations we least expect.

In “Coco,” memory doesn’t just summon up phantoms from the past, it reunites us with those we’ve lost.