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A synod insider on making your parish synodal
Listening to the critics of the synod
A Catholic Arab born in Israel still has hope for the synod—and peace in the Holy Land
What is (and isn’t) the role of bishops in a synodal church?
Women doing deacon-like ministry meet with Pope Francis
Our top 3 questions about the final session of the Synod on Synodality
Disagreements, friendships and learning to listen–young synod delegates share their experience
Why the Synod on Synodality is working, with lay delegate Linda Staudt
Vocations, voting and building virtuous community with Bishop Kevin Sweeney
Olympic gold medalist Nick Mead on rowing, religion and relationships
In defense of young diocesan priests
How the Enneagram can make you more merciful (and tolerable)
The Jesuits sold 272 enslaved people. How can the church make amends with their descendents?
Meet Steve Javie: Legendary NBA ref and Catholic deacon
Ethan Hawke on Faith, Imagination, and Flannery O’Connor
Pope Francis used a homophobic slur. How should Catholics respond?
Discerning the spirits with Eric Sundrup, S.J.
We’re all Cafeteria Catholics
A singer-songwriter inspired by Saint (and Pope) Francis
D.C.’s Cardinal Gregory on the Synod, Pope Francis and our political climate
The quirky history (and future) of papal conclaves
A mother’s mission to change how we talk about pregnancy and disease
A Muslim theologian on teaching at a Jesuit university
Her son was beheaded by ISIS. Here’s what she’s learned about mercy
A Catholic bartender’s conversion to ‘mindful drinking’
A Catholic reporter’s take on the 2024 election
Is ‘Barbie’ a Jesuit allegory? And other questions ahead of the 2024 Oscars
A Jesuit guide to major life choices
Mental health and the Catholic Church: Can we have better conversations?
Prayer, fasting and...working out? What is Exodus90?
Why we love the church, with Bishop Donald Hying
What it means to be a “good” or “bad” Catholic in the fight against racism
Understanding the Jewish Jesus
A parish priest’s approach to blessings for same-sex couples
The Bible passages that formed Pope Francis
A Very Traditional, Jesuitical Christmas
Christmas in Bethlehem During a War
The mother of an Israeli hostage shares her son’s story with Pope Francis
The Catholics fighting for climate justice
How Pope Francis laid the groundwork for his papacy
How a Southern Protestant learned to love Catholic social teaching
The movement of lay people behind Pope Francis’ peace missions
Synod on Synodality Debrief with Father James Martin
When Catholic doctrine can change–and when it can’t
Catholic influencers or digital missionaries? Bringing the synod to the internet
The French Dominican bringing Middle East Catholics’ concerns to Rome
The risks of the Vatican's synod media strategy
The lay woman bringing Catholic social teaching to the heart of Vatican
What it’s like giving a speech inside a synod of bishops
Everything you need to know about the Synod on Synodality
The Holy Spirit: The most misunderstood person of the trinity?
The Catholics responding to New York’s migrant crisis
Catholic seminarians need therapy (like the rest of us)
Father James Martin on Jesus’s Greatest Miracle
What the Catholic Church can learn about change from baseball’s pitch-clock innovation
Cardinal Czerny on Pope Francis, Catholic social teaching and the legacy of Vatican II
A Religious Trip: Finding God on Psychedelic Drugs
Pope Francis called homilies “a disaster.” Here’s what we can do about it.
Does prayer belong in a public school?
How one bishop’s experience of suicide loss led him to start a mental health ministry
How a religious congregation decides it’s time to close up shop
Faith, culture and ritual in Toni Morrison's life and writings
Joining a parish (or club) could save your life.
Luke Russert on losing his father, quitting journalism and traveling the world
Why Hulu's "The Pope: Answers" is the most thrilling movie out right now
Will ChatGPT change the Catholic Church? Should it?
Should Catholics have kids during a climate crisis?
Fr. Ron Rolheiser on sex, spiritual energy and what isolation does to our souls
Praying on the Way of the Cross
What Sister Jean learned in her first 100 years about God, Life and Basketball
Going on ‘Digital Pilgrimage’ and praying with a smartphone
Brooklyn’s Bishop Brennan on parish diversity, church closings and his move from Ohio to New York
You've never heard Jesus' Passion like this
Inside the Vatican: How saints are made in the Catholic Church
3 Jews and 2 Catholics walk into a podcast studio to talk about Lent
Finding God in hip-hop and liberation theology
How Jean Vanier went from a ‘living saint’ to a sexual abuser
Cardinal McElroy: Sex and sin need a new framework in the church
Are Catholicism and Liberal Democracy Compatible?
Faith and wonder in Shakespeare
Catholics and the crisis of white Christian nationalism
Pope Benedict XVI: Social justice warrior?
Mailbag! Going to Mass in a foreign language, difficult theological mysteries, and more
What's your (least) favorite Christmas carol?
Everything you want to know about Catholic Mass—but were too afraid to ask
Matt Maher on ‘The Chosen,’ anxiety, racial justice and his new album
America Media asked Pope Francis about women’s ordination. Here’s what he said.
Why every day should be Thanksgiving!
It's time to ask: What’s the point of a Catholic parish?
The Catholic case for ditching Amazon and Walmart for Christmas shopping
Can you attend a parish virtually full time? The rise of the remote parishioner
The church needs younger deacons—and older priests
We need to talk about closing parishes.
How to become a mystic (and keep your day job)
Catholic parishes are booming in the Southwest–what does that mean for the U.S. church?
Hell, dead bodies and burial practices: What does the church say?
How Father Mike Schmitz balances a popular media ministry with being a college campus priest
Does God evolve? How evolution and A.I. are pushing the horizons of theology
The Hillbilly Thomists on Bluegrass, Catholic Culture and liturgical music
What it's like to lead the world's largest religious order–the Jesuits