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01/28/2025

Vice President Vance: Thank you for making headlines about the bishops’ care for immigrants

Thanks to the vice president, the national press may finally realize that the Catholic bishops care about something other than abortion.

01/28/2025

New Vatican document on A.I. warns against ‘creating a substitute for God’

As the United States and China vie for primacy in the field of artificial intelligence, the Vatican today issued a wide-ranging reflection on “the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and…

01/28/2025

The mystery of Thomas Aquinas: Why did he leave his ‘Summa’ unfinished?

Thomas Aquinas's 'Summa Theologiae' is perhaps the most important philosophical/theological work in Christian history. Why didn't the Angelic Doctor finish it?

01/28/2025

The outgoing archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Wilton Gregory, said that LBGTQ people in the church have not been treated well and offered an apology.

01/28/2025

The liturgical experiences that transform us: A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church, by Colleen Dulle

01/27/2025

Caring for migrants and refugees is not optional for Catholics.

Jesus calls us to care for those in need—regardless of national boundaries.

01/27/2025

Catholic institutions in Africa seek alternative funding as support from former missionaries fades

Catholic institutions in Zimbabwe and other African states once could rely on support from retired missionaries. Now the decline in missionary numbers has left African religious communities facing a…

01/27/2025

Pope Francis: The Catholic Church is willing to accept a common date for Easter in the East and West

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

01/27/2025

Pope Francis clears way for beatification of Georgia martyrs

In a decree signed on Jan. 27, Pope Francis formally recognized the five Franciscan missionaries as having been killed for their faith, clearing the way for their beatification.

01/27/2025

On the eightieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Pope Francis urged the world not to forget the horrors of the Holocaust.

01/27/2025

A call for unity, reconciliation and peace: A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.

01/26/2025

The USCCB is one of 10 national resettlement agencies that receive federal funding and partner with local organizations to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance. Those populations include people resettled via the U.S. refugee admissions program, certain groups of vulnerable noncitizen children, and certain other groups such as victims of human trafficking and torture.

The USCCB is one of 10 national resettlement agencies that receive federal funding and partner with local organizations to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance.

01/26/2025

A Homily for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: The problem with saying ‘Scripture says…’

A Homily for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

01/25/2025

‘The Straight Story’ showcases David Lynch’s affection for America—and its oddballs

Is it a cop-out to honor David Lynch by reflecting on his least Lynchian film?

01/25/2025

Oscar-nominated ‘Anora’: The Cinderella story that wasn’t

At its heart, “Anora” is a film about loneliness.

01/25/2025

St. Paul’s reminders of humility. Read today's Scripture Reflection:

A Reflection for the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle, by James T. Keane

01/24/2025

There was more than one Epiphany—and in dark times, that’s a relief.

Epiphany has come and gone. But this year, it struck me for the first time that the feast we celebrate is actually composed of several epiphanies—and that comes as something of a relief.

01/24/2025

Bishop Budde showed faithful moral courage. Catholics should follow her lead.

Bishop Budde reminded Donald Trump that people are scared and vulnerable, and that compassion and welcome are the way of the Gospel.