In his address, Trump confirmed his plans to sign a series of executive orders on Day One, including declaring a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, shutting down "illegal entry," and beginning "the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came."

Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

If U.S. Catholics seek to embrace Martin Luther King Jr.'s desire to "redeem the soul of America," we will also have to reclaim the soul of Catholicism, which is nothing less than a broad and inclusive love for all, including those considered “stranger.”

Pope Francis expressed the hope that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, “would be respected immediately by all the parties [involved]” and would lead to “the release of all the hostages” and the rapid provision of urgently needed humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza.

A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

The story is as fun as it is simple, weaving together spacefaring pirates, planets with hidden treasure and nods to 1980s classics like “The Goonies.”

On “Jesuitical” this week, Zac and Ashley chat with Kelly Ryan, the president of Jesuit Refugee Service USA, about her 30 years of experience working with refugees and migrants—with an eye to the second Trump administration.

The chief rabbi of Rome said Christian-Jewish dialogue has been a victim of the war unleashed with the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.

In "The Gospel of Peace," the Rev. John Dear embarks on a kind of spiritual experiment: interpreting the three synoptic Gospels through the lens of nonviolent activism and uncovering connections between first-century Judea and modern-day America.

In 'Opus," Gareth Gore examines many seminal moments in the history of the controversial Catholic group Opus Dei, arguing that its secretive ways have allowed it to cover up serious scandals.