On Sunday Francis will canonize Mama Antula in a ceremony that will also mark his first meeting with Argentina’s new libertarian president, Javier Milei.

Why do Catholics celebrate holy days of obligation? Should we?

What happens in the aftermath of the I.D.F.’s Rafah assault remains hard to discern. Where do the Palestinians go next? How will they live? How will they be fed and sheltered?

All but four Senate Republicans and six Democrats voted to block the bipartisan bill’s passage yesterday. The actions of members from both parties concerned immigration advocates.

Many in the Arab and Muslim communities are distressed that interfaith leaders and organizations seem unable to take a clear moral and ethical stand against the war on Gaza.

We will have to endure the current flawed translation of the Roman missal unless liturgists, priests and people in the pews support the synod’s call for change. 

A Homily for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

Ahead of Super Bowl weekend, Prof. Jay Carney of Creighton explains the link between sports and the pastoral philosophies of popes from Leo XIII to Francis.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher

The overriding concern is that the goal of a just war must always be to restore or establish peace.