Christians may correctly claim that the Messiah had to be identified with Isaiah’s Suffering Servant, that our Lord had to ...

Around 200 parish priests met outside Rome last week for an official synod meeting after some members of the 2023 synod ...

It is easy to find flaws—big ones, even—in large social movements, but we would do well to remember why student protests ...

This is a sacred image of church: All people understand each other through the Spirit, even if only for a brief moment.

The Costume Institute Benefit—better known as the Met Gala—took place on May 6 in New York City. The event has long been a ...

Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on May 8, 2024. To receive these remarks and more in ...

Although the Catholics invented the practice of excommunication to deal with severe sins, other religious groups have also ...

John Cogley was once called “the most prominent American Roman Catholic journalist of his generation.” The onetime executive ...

Many professionals who care for strangers are not religious workers, but they play a pivotal role in reinforcing imago Dei, the notion that all people are made in the image of God.

Perhaps the most famous selection from this prayer—sometimes called the “High Priestly Prayer of Jesus”—is its plea for ...

Years ago, if you had asked me if I’d ever told Jesus I loved him, I might have echoed Peter’s response in today’s Gospel, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Yet, I’ve since learned that merely ...

Like Jesus, I won’t always be in the earthly world to protect and care for those people that I love. And so, like Jesus, I will rely on God to provide that care for me. And perhaps, if I fully trust ...