“[T]he Church has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of the times and of interpreting them in the light of the Gospel.” Over the past 60 years, this famous line from Vatican II’s Gaudium et ...

In a sense ... the Gospel reading selects the Old Testament reading, and so we literally jump around through the Old Testament on Sundays.

Catholic Fundamentalism in America, the new book by Jesuit Fr. Mark Massa, provides a much-needed framing of developments within the Catholic Church in the United States. I began my review of this ...

In the beginning, a combination of religious faith and the desire to put their journalism skills to work in service to their church drew a handful of lay Catholics together and led to the launching of ...

This is the text from Pope Leo XIV’s homily for the canonization Mass for Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, given Sept. 7, 2025 in St. Peter's Square. Dear brothers an ...

A new book launched in Australia celebrates the legacy of 100 influential Catholic figures who have made lasting impacts on the Australian and global Catholic Church in recent decades. Reasons for ...

In his first in-depth interviews since his election, Pope Leo XIV set out his vision for the Catholic Church: open to ...