A Homily for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein.

But unlike baseball’s haphazard attempts to “improve” the game, the church must prayerfully discern its next steps. There is so much more at stake.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced July 24 that more than 28,600 individuals, most between the ages of 18 and 25, and over 60 U.S bishops will be on hand for the Aug. 1-6 gathering.

Pittsburgh Bishop David A. Zubik has been meeting with people in the LGBTQ+ community following a canceled June “Pride Mass” at a Catholic university, saying he hopes “to pave a path for LGBTQ people to feel and be more welcomed” in the church.

A Reflection for the Feast of St. James, Apostle, by Brigid McCabe

The more women learn about their bodies and experience the direct impact of hormonal contraception, the more this growing minority looks for alternatives.

Greta Gerwig has made a movie as layered and paradoxical as the reputation of Barbie itself.

Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See said the onslaught of attacks on Odesa and several surrounding cities shows that Russia’s actions are no different than the actions of a terrorist organization.

The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women.

A Reflection for Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy