Today is my grandmother’s 84th birthday. Yesterday was my 23rd. When I was growing up, she would tell me it was the best early birthday gift ever when I was born.

My Catholic upbringing taught me to be critical in a good way; to ask deeper questions and give my experience the benefit of the doubt. I’ve never witnessed miracles the way the Gospels tell us Jesus ...

Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor is seen in a Sept. 22, 1959, photo, sitting on the steps of her home in Milledgeville, Ga. Elizabeth Coffman, an associate professor of film and digital media at ...

Among the saints and holy people whom Robert Ellsberg covers in his “Blessed Among Us” reflections in Liturgical Press’s Give Us This Day publication is Monika Hellwig, the noted theologian and the ...

Leo is not just generally or vaguely supportive of Pope Francis’ reforming initiative; he is convinced of its fundamental importance.

“Family separation is the most cruel form of torture I can think of,” said Melina Gonzalez, the director of community engagement and immigration services for Little Sisters of the Assumption Family ...

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on his first foreign trip as pope. The Vatican said Tuesday that Leo will be in Turkey from Nov. 27-30 and Lebanon from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.

For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

Harvard University. Her research focuses on Catholicism, media and gender. This essay is adapted from a paper presented at a conference at the Boisi Center for Religion & American Public Life at ...

For Corita Kent, the presence, modification or absence of the veil in her wardrobe throughout her lifetime signaled moments of transition and resilience. Her manipulation of materials onto the fabric ...

Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank.

The parable of the Good Samaritan is a warning against hate. It is also a call to compassion that provides insight on the nature of eternal life. And by centering the listener’s attention on the ...