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Darren Criss and Helen J Shen in ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ (photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman)
With ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ two first-time Broadway writers take a big swing—and hit a home run.
Pope Francis greets a Christian family from Syria at the nunciature in Brussels Sept. 28, 2024. As refugees, they had reached Belgium thanks to the help of the Rome-based Community of Sant'Egidio and its "humanitarian corridors." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Many Syrians would return voluntarily to their homeland, Father Benedict Kiely believes, “but it’s a question of what they are returning to.”
Next summer, Matt Ruhl, S.J., will ride across America by bicycle to raise awareness—and money—for Catholic schools in Belize.
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy
Donald Trump’s gains among Hispanics in 2024 are a wake-up call for Democrats.
If heaven is like a wedding banquet, then purgatory may be understood as preparation for a great celebration. It is not a dreary waiting room at the D.M.V., but a place of lively hope.
The incident allegedly involved the priest touching a female student’s long hair during a presentation as he was joking with about 200 students gathered to venerate the relic.

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap” (Lk 21:34).

Enforcement tactics do not in the end deter asylum seekers, who are typically fleeing life-threatening circumstances, but stricter enforcement does push border crossers to more dangerous paths.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be more cohesive than the usual week-to-week, stand-alone Sunday homilies that preachers typically prepare.