Pope Francis: Córdoba was a kind of lockdown, self-isolating as so many of us have done lately, and it did me good.

A Reflection for the Feast of St. Francis Xavier.

"I strongly reaffirm the right of persons with disabilities to receive the sacraments, like all other members of the church. All liturgical celebrations in the parish should be accessible to them."

Donald Trump came close to re-election because so many workers are better off, writes Joseph J. Dunn. Pursuing “justice” at the expense of economic growth would be a bad bet for the Democrats.

Biographer Eileen Markey said that the four women were very aware that their work could put them in harm’s way.

Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 2.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell take a look at this year’s pared-down consistory and how Pope Francis has shifted the geography of the College of Cardinals.

Cardinal Fitzgerald noted that Francis took inspiration for the encyclical not only from St. Francis of Assisi but also from the Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb.

COVID-19 is not the first pandemic of our lifetime. But we’re certainly acting like it is.