In his article on Catholic voting, Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese claimed that most priests will not "provide much guidance." Reading that I thought, "OK, but maybe some will." For them and others who want ...

Cardinals take their seats for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – During his funeral Mass Saturday, ...

Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14 The Year of Mercy officially ended in November of 2016. We might ask just what Pope Francis hoped would happen to the church. How has the ...

Senior Emily Brierly of St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip, N.Y., offers a reflection at the end of Mass Nov. 22 at the Dominican Sisters' motherhouse in Amityville, N.Y. during ...

St. Mary Magdalene’s feast on July 22 is the perfect time to see what we really can learn about her and from her. The raising of the rank of the liturgical veneration of St. Mary Magdalene from ...

This week, the bishop of Washington delivered a sermon in front of President Trump urging him to show mercy towards LGBTQ+ and migrant communities. The president condemned it as ‘nasty’. We reproduce ...

Editor's Note: These columns are from our Nov. 27 issue, which went to press ahead of the papal letter extending Year of Mercy faculties. Protecting the Confessional Though it was done in an informal, ...