Pope Francis, a reformer who rattled the Catholic Church's conservatives and inspired some progressives, has died.

43 The newly baptized is now, in the only Son, a child of God entitled to say the prayer of the children of God: "Our Father ... the apostolic and missionary activity of the People of God.

Earth Day (April 22) is an excellent reminder for Catholics to reflect on Pope Francis’ famous environmental encyclical ...

The sixth word from the cross brings us to the death of the Lord Jesus, crucified for our sake.

Using Rembrandt’s painting “Return of the Prodigal Son” as inspiration, the Holy Father said God’s love is like that of a ...

Celebrating his first Easter Vigil as the new archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy said that Jesus, through ...

More recently, I’ve been struck by the preceding phrase, “belong—body and soul.” It seems intuitive that a Christian’s soul ...

As the liturgy drew to a close and the congregation departed in silence, Cardinal McElroy’s homily left the faithful with ...

We participate through our presence and our listening, that the words and the music might become a prayer within us and lift us to contemplate God's beauty and glory. The service always includes one ...