“Tell me, how does climate change drive someone to hack a person to death with a machete?”

It is not democratic, with a small “d,” for major media outlets to simply ignore concerns shared by a wide majority of the electorate.

There’s something distinctive about the physical and spiritual intimacy of distributing ashes.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, recently made comments regarding the death toll in Gaza that the The Israeli Embassy to the Holy See has defined as “regrettable.”

Maybe the real message of this ad should be not that “God Gets Us” but that “We Don’t Get God.”

“The struggle to secure our daily bread is exhausting. There is a shortage of everything. Nutritious food is non-existent. We have run out of medications and vitamins.”

Cardinal Arthur Roche leads the Vatican department responsible for governing the church’s liturgical practices and sacramental rites.

Feeling conflicted about eating those heart-shaped chocolates on Ash Wednesday this year? Try celebrating Galentine’s Day with your gal pals on Feb. 13 instead.

Lent is around the corner. Take some inspiration from America’s staff as you decide what to give up (or take on) as we journey to Easter.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.