As the Beijing games draw to their conclusion, my only hope is that there is room for more than just Kamila Valieva’s story in the public imagination.

Enrollment in Catholic schools in the United States rose 3.8 percent from the previous academic year, rebounding from a sharp drop caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year, a record 47 million Americans quit their jobs, and it was not because of laziness. Here are five major reasons for what is being called The Great Resignation.

There is only a slim chance of Vatican approval for resolutions calling for a relaxation of celibacy rules for priests and for permitting women to be deacons.

The limbo experienced by asylum seekers waiting to be admitted to the United States and the traumatic experiences that forced them to leave their home country in the first place take a profound psychological toll.

The Rev. Bryan Massingale is a Black, openly gay Catholic priest. His goal: convert the hearts of the faithful to recognize racism in the church and welcome L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics.

Myles Connolly on American Catholic writers: “I can’t read them, and few others can, for the simple reason that I and the others do not care to be bored.”

Dating as a young-adult Catholic in non-pandemic times was hard. Covid-19 isolation made it harder. It also gave me a new perspective.

In an important move, Pope Francis has issued a decree, published “motu proprio” (on his own initiative), in which he has modified the internal structure of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Knowing your spiritual love language can help you better understand how you show and experience love for the divine in your daily life.