A recent study found that the number of abortions in 2023 has increased to the highest number and rate in the United States in over a decade.

President Bukele has used his emergency powers to detain more than 78,000 suspected gang members in security sweeps that human rights groups charge are often arbitrary and violent.

Pope Francis has dismissed the former bishop of Bruges, Belgium, from the clerical state 14 years after Pope Benedict XVI accepted his resignation following his admission that he sexually abused his nephew.

Our parish school has decided that welcoming children with significant disabilities is an important part of its Catholic identity and a big part of forming all children to be disciples of Jesus Christ.

The Vatican announced the creation of 10 study groups to focus on themes that arose at last October’s Synod on Synodality, an announcement that prompted mixed reactions: Are the groups “kicking the can down the road” or opening a “new horizon”?

March Madness is upon us, and (as usual) there are a lot of Catholic schools in the mix. Can any of them prevail?

A Homily for Palm Sunday, by Father Terrance Klein

Do the divisions of politics occupy our focus more than the unity of Christ’s kingdom? This would be a great tragedy for all those who hear and make their own Christ’s desire that all be one.

In his cycle of catechesis on virtues, Pope Francis focused his general audience on prudence, stating that “In a world dominated by appearances, by superficial thoughts, by the triviality of both good and bad, the ancient lesson of prudence deserves to be revived.”

Pope Francis has not accepted an invitation to travel to Moscow in June to meet with Vladimir Putin, the director of the Holy See press office said.

A Reflection for Saturday in the Octave of Easter, by Christine Lenahan

A Reflection for Friday in the Octave of Easter, by Delaney Coyne

A Reflection for Thursday in the Octave of Easter, by Michael O’Brien

A Reflection for Tuesday in the Octave of Easter, by J.D. Long García

A Reflection for Monday in the Octave of Easter, by Valerie Schultz

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.

Opening Day is a reminder that there are, to quote Bill Veeck, only two seasons: winter and baseball.

We need Catholic health care to serve the most vulnerable among us. A myopic focus on a few reproductive health procedures ignores broader questions about health care delivery for populations at risk.

From 1957: Los Angeles is a large city. In some ways it is an important city. But it is not (yet) a great city.