This pious cliché doesn’t begin to address the loss of memories, of keepsakes, of records, of history that come with such destruction. “It’s only stuff” is about as consoling as a politician’s promise ...

"True peace demands the courageous laying down of weapons -- especially those with the power to cause an indescribable ...

Pope Leo XIV confirmed those conjectures when he first spoke to the College of Cardinals in Rome on May 10 -- two days after ...

Two Catholic nuns and an Indigenous youth jailed for alleged human trafficking and forced conversion in central India have ...

Gena Heraty was among several people -- including a three-year-old child -- taken in the early hours of Aug. 3 after gunmen ...

Expanding IVF access is still “a huge priority” but any government-imposed mandatory coverage would need to come from ...

"No algorithm will ever replace a hug, a look, a real encounter -- not with God, not with our friends, not with our family." ...

"Our Church looks at the person, not his or her legal status, and, following Christ's teaching and example, reaches out to ...

"CatholicVote cannot wait to see all that Ambassador Burch will accomplish in this new mission with Pope Leo XIV." ...

"There is a burning question in our hearts, a need for truth that we cannot ignore, which leads us to ask ourselves: what is ...

The ascension of Jesus supplies the roots for an answer. He tells his disciples that it is better for them that he goes away because, if he doesn’t, they will be unable to receive his spirit. Why not?

"I came in kind of confused about my faith, wondering where God was. But this retreat changed my whole perspective." ...