The ancient history of Catholicism in the motherland gives me hope—and gives me pause.
Alessandra Harris on the Kongo Kingdom and its lasting legacy in the Church's relationship with the Black world—and in entanglement with slavery.
Alessandra Harris on the Kongo Kingdom and its lasting legacy in the Church's relationship with the Black world—and in entanglement with slavery.
The Catholic administrator had served as university provost since 2018 and as acting president since the death of Dr. Michael Lovell in June.
An October event in Rome stirred consciences and debate, while the few Black participants say they were inspired by a unique moment of synodality.
Would that the nation's Catholic prelates took a stand on social clarity (and charity) in 2024. Alas, it was not so, writes Nate Tinner-Williams.
Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to top a major ticket. Efran Menny says blowback from conservatives proves there is much more work to do.
The topic of women's leadership again saw opposition, as did local episcopal authority, but consensus increased compared to last year's synthesis.
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how to interpret Pope Francis' recent voting guidance for Catholics in the United States.
Once accused of ties to Marxism, the Peruvian Catholic priest is regarded as one of the most influential religious thinkers of the 20th century.
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican's doctrine czar, spoke to delegates Monday after his absence from a synod event on the topic last week.
Melissa Presser on her journey to healing, intersecting with divine providence at Florida Memorial University.
Jack Champagne on the GOP vice presidential candidate's fixation on the immigrant other—and the malformed Catholic imagination that animates it.
Ralph Moore Jr. on the exasperation of Catholics advocating for recognition of Black Catholic holiness—and an All Saints' initiative in response.
María Suyapa Cacho Álvarez, a Garifuna religious sister in Honduras, spoke during a panel event this week in Rome on Afro-Latinos and Synodality.
Joseph Peach on the reconstructive vision of the Seraphic Father and how Catholics today are also called to ongoing renewal in evangelization.
Fr John McKenzie presents a proposal for renewal in the U.S. Church as it wrestles with the question of inner-city ministry in the modern age.
Efran Menny tackles a difficult question his family wrestles with as their young children grow in the Catholic faith.