A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Assumption, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

A new book by David I. Kertzer argues that Pope Pius XII has more responsibility for the Holocaust than previously reported. But is the charge merited?

From Father Andrew Greeley in 1989: The R.C.I.A. has converted the sacramental experience into an obstacle course, a series of barriers to be surmounted, a list of tests to be passed.

A Reflection for Friday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by James T. Keane

A judge set a five-day trial for Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and four other defendants who face charges of failing to properly register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters.

In the last of a series of audiences centered around the "catechesis of old age," Pope Francis emphasized the importance of finding God's promise for new life in the elderly.

America's editors shy away from endorsing political candidates—but J.F.K. proved a hard case, both during his life and in the decades since.

Sometimes not getting to do the thing that you want can actually feel kind of wonderful, even luxurious.

A coalition of 20 religious orders has sent an open letter to the U.N. requesting direct intervention against violent gangs in Haiti.

The oldest member of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Jozef Tomko, died in Rome at the age of 98.