Sunday, Sept. 17, is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35. Today’s Gospel draws us into a sensitive area ...

Should Christians who uphold the Bible as the word of God have to choose between love of God and love of the queer people in their lives? While the answer may seem obvious to most readers of this ...

These divine qualities reflect God's willingness to forgive, heal, and support us, demonstrating a love that transcends all understanding. The Bible, rich in wisdom and guidance, offers numerous ...

Precisely because God’s mercy is beyond human categories and constraints, His dispensation of justice and grace goes beyond our comprehension. The Lord reveals the irreducible and absolute freedom of ...

VATICAN CITY — The mercy shown by God to his children can transform hearts and makes Christians become channels of that mercy to those in need, Pope Francis said. "In the midst of our own crises and ...

Probably most of us have heard that Pope Francis has published another book. I don't know how he does all this when he travels all around the world and is meeting with people all the time. He has this ...

In a book-length interview released today, Francis appears to reaffirm and explain some ideas that are particularly dear to him, namely how the Church is a "field hospital" that "warms the hearts of ...

I remember as a child watching the Super Bowl on television with my grandfather. The camera panned the crowd, and we saw a man with a poster reading “John 3:16.” When we looked up the passage, we read ...

Under Pope Francis, the Catholic church seems poised belatedly to embrace the 21st century. Since his surprise election in March 2013, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires has ...

Imagine that you wake up at 2:00 in the morning, and you think to yourself, Is my life really pleasing to God? What would help you determine that? Would it be based on how many times a week you’re ...