A prominent figure in United Nations efforts to help women in Africa escape poverty, Margaret Snyder was inspired by her parents and by Catholic mentors from her hometown.

Of Blacks attending a Catholic church, 41% said they had heard a homily on racism; 39% said they had heard a sermon on abortion.

Public disagreements among the U.S. bishop are rare but not unprecedented. A contentious debate about the church and AIDS in 1987 is perhaps the situation most similar to the divisions over how to welcome President Biden.

Spiritual well-being. Parish life. The Economy. Mental Health. Catholic Colleges. Hard lessons from the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Human dignity does not depend on having a job.

We must remain committed to serve the vulnerable.

I could not imagine someone loving all of me: my mind, soul, corny jokes, leg weakness, kidney issues.

In a divided midnight vote Feb. 11, the justices upheld a lower court's ruling that Willie Smith III's pastor should be with him in the execution chamber, which the state opposed.

While much progress still lies ahead, Sister Nathalie Becquart’s appointment as an undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops marks an inflection point for women’s leadership in the Catholic Church.

In 2019, Caitlin Flanagan wrote an essay for The Atlantic titled, ‘The Dishonesty of the Abortion Debate.’ This week, the hosts of Jesuitical, talk to Caitlin about what a more honest (and charitable) conversation might look like.