It would not have been easy for anyone to step into the shoes of the fisherman after Pope Francis, just as it was not easy for Benedict XVI to follow St. John Paul II. But Leo XIV has done so with ...

A senior observer said that Germany’s bishops were irrevocably divided over same-sex blessings, with many believing newly adopted guidelines violated rules set out by the Vatican.

Freedom of movement for displaced Ukrainians should be part of any negotiations to secure a peace that is at least proximally just and humane.

Edward Tverdek, O.F.M., is the director of the Ockham Center (ockhamcenter.org) and a priest at St. Peter’s Church in ...

A.I. has no sense of an enveloping world. It has no will for the world, desires nothing of it. Humans in contrast, never lose sight of what we might call the “whole” or the “horizon,” though ...

Celebrating St. Francis’ canticle today can trigger a rejuvenation of environmental awareness for the planet’s next 800 years.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine when they meet in Alaska.

Most Holy Father. Please go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late. As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering.” ...

The Spanish bishops’ conference was criticized by the head of Spain’s far-right VOX party after the church expressed religious concerns following a local council’s measure that would effectively ban ...

Part of my job at America is monitoring the comments people make on our videos and podcasts. As you might guess, they aren’t always positive, and at times they are mean-spirited or even threatening.

Nothing in revelation requires us to believe that salvation must be easy, likely or equally accessible to all, but it cannot ...

Jerry Garcia might not strike one as the most likely of priests...but to his fans and generations of listeners, he was indeed ...