California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Biden's choice to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has stirred the partisan fires Biden says he hopes to quell.

A Reflection for the Second Thursday of Advent

Civilian control of the military is a bedrock of American democracy, writes Marine veteran Peter Lucier. Because now is a time to build back norms and restore American democracy, I oppose the nomination of General Austin.

The line was not immeasurable because it stretched out for over three hours. It was immeasurable because it pointed to hope.

Scientific advances have allowed enormous breakthroughs in overcoming infertility—but not without some vexing ethical questions.

A reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent

In this special episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America editors Gerard O’Connell and Zac Davis join Colleen Dulle to explain what the Holy See and China each want from the deal.

Pope Francis' remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Pope Francis continued his overhaul of the Vatican’s troubled finances by approving a new rule aimed at improving oversight and transparency for the Catholic Church’s anti-money laundering agency.

Covid-19 safety measures and social distancing have put further strain on many Catholic churches and parishes that have already seen their flocks dwindling.

A Reflection for the Second Wednesday of Advent

Any source of criticism, whether a journalist, another politician or a member of civil society, can count on a barrage of invective from the president, senior members of his cabinet and often from among the millions of López Obrador’s online followers.

As churches have opened up all over the country, there has been a particularly powerful and graced “letting go” available for some Catholics.

Cardinal Parolin, 65, was admitted for surgery for an enlarged prostate, common in men over 50, and it is expected to leave the hospital in a few days.

Mary's Immaculate Conception offers a glimpse to the promised life for all Christians who open their hearts to God and his grace, Pope Francis said.

Hope does not exist to torment us. No, it calls us home.

A Reflection for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus.

Pope Francis has held up the Congolese liturgy as a model for similarly inculturated rites in other parts of the Catholic world.

"This Advent, the Lord comes to love us even though we don't deserve it. Let us repent and embrace his gift," the committee chairmen said in a Dec. 7 statement.