“The pope’s presence at COP28 will be a historic event and without precedence in the history of COP,” Judge Mohamed Abdel Salam, a chief architect of the visit, said in this exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell.

The Synod on Synodality looks toward the church’s great religious institutes for what synodality within the universal church may look like. But are those the right models?

Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a key adviser to Pope Francis, denied that he had been tasked with drafting revisions to the rules governing the preparations for electing a new pope.

A Reflection for Monday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Rachel Lu

On “Preach” this week, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., engages the Rev. Bruce Botha, S.J., on the challenges of preaching in fearful, uncertain times of COVID and war, and especially at intimate moments of personal grief, like funerals.

The pope called for aid to be allowed into Gaza to help the tens of thousands of wounded Palestinians.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop, by Molly Cahill

Since the most recent conflict started, Hezbollah has launched rockets into Israel, provoking counterattacks targeting Hezbollah positions that have been established in the hills around these usually quiet Christian agricultural villages along the border.

My experience of the synod was far more than the thrill of sitting with church leaders from around the world. It was also a spiritual journey.

Cardinal Stephen Chow said officials in China “appreciate that Pope Francis appreciates them” in this exclusive interview with America’s Vatican correspondent.