Even in the the eye of a storm that seems so colossal we can see no tomorrow, I know this: God is good.

Augustine’s Confessions take up a theme still at the center of our lives: Does our intelligence lead us to something beyond ourselves?

John Baldovin, S.J., a sacramental theologian and professor at the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, offered America explanations for many of the important questions that have arisen as a result of Father Hood’s case.

Simcha Fischer speaks with Father Matthew Hood, the priest from Utica, Mich., who recently learned his baptism as an infant had been invalid.

Victims had suffered additional pain from the way they were treated by leaders and other members of orders. “We deeply regret this and acknowledge our failure once again,” a representative for the German church said.

If President Donald J. Trump wins a second term in November, what will it mean for abortion policy in the United States?