A novel should have substance, should be coherent, should contain vivid characterization; and it is the better for a well-constructed plot,” wrote Thomas Francis Ritt in a 1951 book review for America ...

The history of the golden rose reveals the shift of papal priorities from political alliance-building to devotional symbolism ...

Pope Leo XIV offers his advice to young people on finding authentic true love and commitment in marriage in a new book foreword published Oct. 6.

A new light show at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York promises transcendence...but the real transcendence might be in the ...

Perhaps there is something required of guests in order to attend this banquet that this individual evidently lacked. Across Matthew’s Gospel we have been encouraged by Jesus’ example and teaching to ...

Joëlle Rollo-Koster is Professor Emerita of Medieval History at the University of Rhode Island.

Chesterton’s quip that “Doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.” In St. Paul’s Letter ...

A Reflection for the Optional Memorial of St. John Henry Newman, Priest and Doctor of the Church, by Maurice Timothy Reidy ...

To the astonishment of the Vatican and the world, Pope Francis has delivered yet another surprise: He kept a private diary ...

Since 1930, the St. Francis Breadline has stayed open though blackouts, blizzards and rainstorms, serving without judgment everyone who comes.

As archpriest, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti oversaw the daily administration of St. Peter's Basilica and presided over liturgies when the pope was not present.

Ever since hearing the painful news about Maysa and Mary, I’ve been praying for them, their families, and everyone in Gaza. ‘How long, Lord?'” Pope Leo wrote, echoing a lament from Psalm 13.