"To define a whole category of people, or a whole nation, or a whole religious group as being in some way more prone to terrorism than any other group is irresponsible."

Even when events are messy and motives are questionable and hardships abound, we must trust that God’s unknowable power is at work.

“Walk together, work together, love each other.” That is how Pope Francis described the journey of building Christian unity in the 21st century. Michael Rudzena is walking that path as part of the John 17 Movement, an ecumenical group dedicated to responding to the prayer of Jesus that “all who believe in me be one.”

For the first time, the inside story of the election of Pope Francis, excerpted from a new book by America's Vatican correspondent.

Protracted and opaque processes only reinforce the fear that the church is still more invested in protecting itself than in protecting those who suffer from abuse, the editors write.

The percentage of Americans who don’t affiliate with any specific religious tradition is now roughly the same as those who identify as evangelical or Catholic.

Untold hours of dialogue, by both the underground and the registered church have left the church in a better position to navigate the challenges to come.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of "military-style" semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like those used in the shootings at Christchurch mosques last week.

In the fourth and final episode of our mini-series with survivors, we are sharing the story of Michael Mack. Michael is the author of the one-man play: “Conversations with My Molester: A Journey of Faith.”

A Jewish cemetery in Fall River, Mass. was vandalized on March 16-17, with headstones defaced with anti-Semitic messages, with numerous headstones pushed to the ground. The Anti-Defamation League of New England is offering a $1,500 award for any information involving the case. This latest incident reveals a disturbing trend in increasing anti-Semitic violence in the state of Massachusetts.

Gerry’s out this week, so instead of following our usual podcast format, we’re breaking out of the weekly news cycle to bring you an interview about a slow change that’s beginning for some really important people in the Vatican: Women.

Most of us are so removed from agricultural realities that we fail fully to embrace the image of chaff in today’s psalm.

Parliament is being asked for the first time in history to enact something that it does not believe in.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Johnson administration. Join us for a discussion between Joseph A. Califano, Jr., and Matt Malone, S.J., on the legacy of President Johnson.

The question of trust, of giving ourselves to something outside ourselves, is quite fundamental. It goes to the nature of who we are as human beings. One might pose the question this way: Are we clams or clovers?

The chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee late March 19 expressed grief over the lives and livelihoods lost and threatened by the historic flooding in the Midwest and offered prayers for recovery.

One of the founders of liberation theology in Latin America said he supports an effort to declare St. Oscar Romero a doctor of the Catholic Church.

Catholic parents should vaccinate their children for the good of their children and the community said the Pontifical Academy for Life.

A nun’s ability to find humor rather than outrage, to remain humble while believing oneself to be in possession of the truth, is something we can use more of in today’s church.

Do we still believe there are “evil spirits who prowl through the world, seeking the ruin of souls,” as the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel memorably phrases it?