I made a profession of faith at a summer camp when I was 16 years old, and I was tempted to get baptized right then and there, in the pool at the camp. My motivation to move quickly had little to do ...

(RNS) — Pope Leo XIV told United States Catholic bishops last week that “the church cannot be silent” in the face of the Trump administration’s brutal mass deportation efforts. The day before, Leo ...

This Sunday’s readings call the faithful to reconsider the most holy body and blood of Christ in light of extreme divisions facing our country and world. This Sunday, the readings draw out three ...

We are in the midst of a eucharistic revival in the American Catholic Church. No doubt, we need a revitalization. Mass attendance is declining along with belief in the true presence of Christ. Decades ...

Church discipline is as much about God as it is about erring believers. The Protestant reformers named three “marks by which the true church is known”: the preaching of the pure doctrine of the gospel ...

As Catholics, having a consistent life ethic means that we care about the whole person throughout his / her entire life — from conception to natural death and the life lived in between. Father Josh ...

Growth, undeniable tensions and "a deep desire to rebuild and strengthen" the body of Christ have emerged as key themes in the latest synod report for the Catholic Church in the U.S. Released by the U ...

In the basement of the church I pastor is a room with a dehumidifier that is always running. The archive room is not glamorous, but through the patient work of volunteers the voluminous, sometimes ...

Formed by the same Augustinian community, Pope Leo XIV and Servant of God Father Bill Atkinson show how sanctity is forged in both hidden suffering and visible leadership. Augustinian Father Bill ...

Jeffrey Holland, 85, was next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He had been on the church's ...