Finding common ground with President Biden would not signal a surrender on abortion by the U.S. bishops, writes J. Kevin Appleby. It would instead fit the pastoral mission of the church.

“As Pope Francis says, sport is a place of encounter and formation, but also evangelism and sharing of the Christian message.”

Pope Francis delivers his first catechesis after undergoing colon surgery.

Pope Francis' "staycations" may set a precedent for future popes.

The Archdiocese of New York says the granting of religious exemptions to Covid vaccines would be "in contradiction to the directives of the Pope."

“I never imagined that Pope Francis would go back that strongly to what Vatican II said and uphold it.”

Pope Francis: “Let us remember that the church always has difficulties, always is in crisis, because she’s alive. Living things go through crises. Only the dead don’t have crises”

These statistics should be enough to make us want to undergo a metanoia, a change of mind and heart, and make us ask why our church is not only not a welcoming place to L.G.B.T.Q. people, but actively unwelcoming.

Even as I still would like to make everyone get vaccinated right this second, I also find myself praying for those still hesitant.