Star Wars has always demanded our curiosity toward its many colorful background characters. Consider the iconic cantina scene from the original 1977 film. Our heroes stumble into the bar looking for a ...

A Reflection for the Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Michael Simone, S.J.

A native of El Salvador, West Virginia’s new bishop migrated to the United States in 1990 and was ordained a priest for the ...

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Thomas Merton, from Thoughts in Solitude I coach C.Y.O. basketball. Or rather, I coached. Our season is over, and it was a ...

After a historic collapse of U.S. and E.U. humanitarian and development assistance in 2025, finding new money to address persistent global health problems may be more challenging in 2026.

Pope Leo is widely seen in Cameroon as a deeply inspiring and unifying spiritual leader, whose presence evokes strong ...

If accepted, the settlement would cap a five-year legal battle that has seen the archdiocese sell off property, while taking ...

Sabastian Sawe is the first person to finish an official marathon in less than two hours. He is also a Catholic.

Daniel Berrigan, S.J., died 10 years ago today. The state is no less war-ridden, no less bloodshot. Maybe more so. What are ...

This has a mystical element as well, as today’s Gospel passage shows. God is seeking friends for the Son, individuals who ...

King Charles III appealed to the Christian faith and invoked “shared values” between the United Kingdom and the United States ...