In an April 2013 homily, Pope Francis said something else worth remembering on this subject: “The Church is not an NGO. It’s ...

Were you surprised by the apostolic exhortation? Thomas D. Stegman, SJ: No, I was not surprised. The exhortation certainly reiterates the need for the local church (in this case, in the Amazon) to ...

We are called to meet Latino young adults where they are. Our dioceses and parishes need to make a more concerted effort for Latinos with strong catechesis and youth ministry programs.

Many who know him said that Francis, driven by a sense of mission and a discipline born of his early training, essentially ...

By Chainarong Monthienvichienchai Married couples from across northern Thailand, Bangkok, and even Singapore, gathered for a ...

On March 5, marking the beginning of Lent, an Ash Wednesday Mass was celebrated at the White House for the staff of the ...

In Paragraph 24, the Pope says the Church ought to be “a community of missionary disciples” who “move forward, boldly take ...

Migration in the Americas was one of the conference's key topics because it is a fundamental pastoral need shared throughout ...

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have launched their first-ever Lenten campaign, ...

in order to provide continuity for this commitment and to promote it throughout the church, I intend to prepare an apostolic Exhortation dedicated to children,” he announced at the conclusion of ...