I ask all the faithful to spend Aug. 22 in fasting and prayer, asking the Lord to grant us peace and justice and to dry the tears of those who suffer because of the armed conflicts underway.” ...

Just over 100 days after the election of Pope Leo, it remains difficult to determine his governing priorities. Yet some early impressions of his personal style are beginning to emerge, along with a ...

Holy Trinity Parish, known for its social outreach, started a job loss support group after parishioners expressed concerns about the federal government job cuts.

An important figure in interfaith dialogue in the church and the holder of the Laurence J. McKinley Chair in Religion and Society at Fordham for a number of years, Pat nevertheless always identified ...

Have you heard of an “invisible ledger”? I had not heard of the term until I stumbled across it in a column in The New York Times. But once I encountered it, I knew immediately what it meant.

The nursery is coming together, it turns out. The rich entering the kingdom of God, a camel passing through the eye of a needle, and making room for a new family member; Jesus gives the same answer to ...

A reflection on the story of the raising of Lazarus, as it is recounted in John’s Gospel, can serve as a framework to understand where God might be leading us. It’s a tale about love, illness, death, ...

Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, quietly.

Ireland's long tradition of military neutrality is being tested by Russia and by the Trump administration's shaky support for NATO.

Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the ...

Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them.

Nothing in revelation requires us to believe that salvation must be easy, likely or equally accessible to all, but it cannot ...