The task of becoming a truly synodal church will demand sacrifices from all the baptized, writes Zac Davis.

Through the centuries, there have been many disputes between Jesuits and Dominicans. But when the Jesuits are in real trouble, they know they can turn to the Dominicans for help.

Many Catholics overcame their antisemitic prejudices to rescue and save Jewish people in danger, “sometimes at the cost of their lives,” some Jewish and Catholic historians said at an international conference.

The protest was organized over social media, where it was dubbed “Call to the Dáil,” drawing participants from far-right groups and individuals nurturing a host of grievances and anxieties about contemporary Irish society, from Covid-19 conspiracies to immigration and transgender issues, housing shortages and the economy.

Surely the problems facing the modern family, the Amazon, the universal church cannot be boiled down to a single headline.

Pope Francis draws inspiration, especially from psalms and legal texts, to remind humans of our shared status with creation.

A Reflection for the Feast of Pope St. John XXIII, by Michael O'Brien

St. Bakhita was able to experience service not as slavery, but as an expression of the free gift of self.

Pope Francis today called for “the immediate release” of the more than 100 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas into Gaza and, at the same time, expressed his deep concern at the “total siege” imposed by Israel on Gaza.

“The synod is not a council. It does not take decisions as a council does. Its task is to discern, not decide,” one synod member explained to me.