A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. Find today’s readings here. When I read Luke’s Gospel about the ...

Starting from the Jerusalem Temple, Gospel joy moves from its own center out to the nations.

Los Angeles called the neoclassical, Colosseum-like building “the Million Dollar Temple,” though it had cost considerably ...

The Bible itself contains the most powerful argument against making the Ten Commandments a moral guide for all citizens.

Pope Leo XIV's offer to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was motivated by a conviction that the two sides must ...

Maybe you do have a physical place you go to pray, or maybe you have a time to pray to God every day without fail. Or maybe ...

Brendan Augustine Baran, O.P. is a Dominican Friar of the Province of St. Joseph and currently serves as Assistant Instructional Professor of Theology at Providence College in Rhode Island. His ...

Pope Leo's quotation of Augustine after his election contains within it an important theological point about the nature of ...

Rev. Paul Nicholson, S.J., begins his homily for the Ascension with a striking image from Medieval art: Jesus’ feet dangling ...

In an interview with America's Gerard O'Connell, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington said that Pope Leo XIV would "carry ...

Despite widespread food insecurity, federal nutrition programs are under threat. The Catholic Church must step up its ...

Pope Leo XIV, right, stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. He ...