As modern-day evangelists, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien are simply unrivaled.

Katy Carl's debut novel traces the slow growth of love between two people thirsting for something more out of life.

Lara Bazelon's 'Ambitious Like a Mother' raises (perhaps unintentionally) some interesting questions about gender, work, family and ambition—and how individual women (and men) who are blessed with options might want that four-way intersection to look.

The New Taliban is about the same as the Old Taliban, but punishing the regime indiscriminately could push Afghanistan toward economic collapse and lead to another refugee crisis.

When we look at what is missing from our synodal processes, we can understand better the tasks and challenges ahead of us.

Though family separation at the U.S.-Mexico border has been a much-debated topic in recent years, children in Central America have long faced extended periods away from their migrant parents.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Jackson

A preliminary Vatican investigation into allegations against Cardinal Marc Ouellet concluded there was not sufficient evidence to warrant opening up formal proceedings against the cardinal for sexual assault.

Sean Callahan, president and C.E.O. of Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services, returned last month from tours and consultations with C.R.S. partners in Ukraine, Ghana and Ethiopia.

A violent assault on a famous author revives an ugly history: the fatwa against Salman Rushdie.