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Leo XIV biographer on the pope’s cancer diagnosis and unlikely journey from Chicago to Rome

Why the Catholic Church still struggles to minister to families

French Catholicism Reborn? What happened on Pope Leo’s visit to France (and why it matters for all of us)

Fulton Sheen: The First Celebrity Bishop

U.S. Bishops are finding their voice. What will they say about A.I.?

SSPX Excommunicated: History, Pope Leo and why it all goes back to Vatican II

Pope Leo and Trump aren’t the first feuding leaders: a history of papal power clashes

What the Lost Sheep parable says about individuality, tribalism and communion

What is it like to teach a future Pope?

The Archdiocese of New York's Good News Strategy

Should the church encourage Catholic influencers?

Pope Leo's A.I. encyclical: Top takeaways from “Magnifica Humanitas”

How Catholics became obsessed with sex (and rules)

Catholic? You need to know Father Henri Nouwen

Pope Leo XIV: Is he changing the papacy or restoring order?

Pope Leo on same-sex blessings; and is Easter harder than Lent?

Is the Gen-Z religious revival real or hype?

President Trump won’t win his battle with Pope Leo

Pope Leo’s first Holy Week and Easter in a world at war

Catholic women react to the Vatican’s report on women’s leadership

Bishop Michael Martin on making disciples, Charlotte’s growth and liturgy debates

How to walk the mystical path (Hint: you’re already on it)

U.S. culture has a contempt problem

Just or unjust? Catholics respond to the Iran war

Father James Martin on the summer jobs that shaped him

When your son becomes a priest—and you’re not so sure about the Catholic Church

The Black Masking Indians of Mardi Gras

Minneapolis Catholic Bishop on ICE, immigration and human dignity

Prayer in sports: healthy spirituality or superstition?

David French on Christianity and the MAGA movement

Euthanasia isn't (and shouldn’t be) a partisan issue

Pope Leo and Pope Francis: the similarities—and differences

Spiritual advice you don't want to miss for 2026!

Saint baby names and the best pilgrimage sites: Your questions for Jesuitical, answered.

Evangelist or Catholic influencer? Spreading the Gospel in the digital age.

Pope Leo’s historic first trip; and, is this the most chilling Christmas carol?

Pope Leo in Lebanon and Catholics in the Middle East

These Catholic Sisters are on a mission to serve spiritual abuse survivors

Meet John Henry Newman, the church's newest doctor

Dragons, plagues and Christ's return: The Book of Revelation, explained

Catholics vs. ICE’s immigration crackdown

When the church fails: How to balance being critical and Catholic

Latin chant or folk guitar: What should Catholics sing at Mass?

When Bishops call out Bishops: the Cupich-Durbin controversy, explained

Debt relief in the jubilee, escaping nuns and Zac on newborn parenting

How should Catholics respond to the murder of Charlie Kirk?

Why people leave the church–and why they join

We need to talk about ‘hot priests’

Best of Jesuitical: Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Mass

Best of Jesuitical: How a religious order decides it’s time to close up shop

Best of Jesuitical: What's the deal with the Traditional Latin Mass?

Best of Jesuitical: Is Augustine the most relatable saint?

Best of Jesuitical: How to become a mystic (and keep your day job)

Best of Jesuitical: Why Rome is so important to the Catholic Church

What you need to know about Pope Leo XIV

What Father James Martin is still learning about the spiritual life

Senator Chris Coons: Democrats need to talk about their faith

The story of the first quadriplegic Catholic priest on the road to sainthood

Exodus 90 Founder and CEO on asceticism, masculinity and becoming uncommonly free

Pope Leo XIV: The overlooked experiences that will shape his papacy

What Pope Leo’s first days tell us about his priorities

Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian friar. Here's what that means

What Pope Leo XIV’s speedy election means for the Catholic Church

Habemus papam! The first American pope is elected, and we love him.

There's only one thing left for Catholics to do: pray.

Black smoke on first vote. But what happens after a pope is elected?

Where the cardinals stand one day before the conclave

What happens inside a conclave? Everything you need to know.

Will the next pope embrace synodality–or reject it?

At the conclave, politics and prayer come together. Is that a problem?

Choosing a pope: What qualities the cardinals will look for in the conclave

Will the next pope be Italian? And the unfinished business of Francis’ papacy

Clarity, Confusion, Unity: Unpacking the conclave’s code words

The Conclave is more than a referendum on Pope Francis

R.I.P. Pope Francis, feat. his fellow Jesuits Sam Sawyer and James Martin

Jesus as the ultimate scapegoat: The philosophy of René Girard

Catholic Charities USA Head: “We don’t have a choice to ignore the Gospel”

A deep dive into the (slightly creepy) world of Catholic relics

Indulgences 101: The history of a controversial Catholic practice

A Catholic neuroscientist explains your brain on religion

Trump’s clashes with the Catholic Church, Pope health update and history of the Lenten Rice Bowl

Pope Francis speaks for the first time from hospital

How failing Lent can help you grow in holiness

Pope Francis health update, and a Jesuit guide to thinking about science and faith

Pope Francis schools JD Vance, and how medieval mysticism can rock your spiritual world

Why churches would collapse without women

I left the Church. Now my kids are embracing it.

The greatest Catholic writers you (probably) haven’t heard of

JRS USA President Kelly Ryan on refugees, Trump and the role of the church

Cardinal McElroy, DC’s new archbishop, wants a church of ‘radical inclusion’

Could the plot twist in “Conclave” actually happen?

How a modern-day shepherd found God on his Irish family farm

The Catholic women bringing veiling back to Mass

Astronomy, religion and prophecy–the story behind the star of Bethlehem

A Jesuit border priest on Trump and the plight of migrants

The Indigenous sister risking her life to protect the Amazon

Donald Trump won—again. Unpacking the Catholic vote and what comes next

Cardinal Tobin on the synod and the future of women deacons

Father James Martin on making history at the Synod on Synodality

How synodal is the U.S. church?