United States

As Jesuit retires, US House picks female chaplain

Retired Rear Adm. Margaret G. Kibben will replace Father Pat Conroy as next House chaplain

The McCarrick case and some disturbing conclusions

What is evangelical about a church that, in the eyes of many, is nothing but a club only for men who cover for each other?

Shrine marks centennial of birth of John Paul II

Organization adjusts celebration to an exclusively virtual format due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Oldest Assumptionist priest dies at 104

Father Oliver Blanchette was a missionary to Africa in his 80s

US steps up religious freedom push

Washington has provided a platform for people from around the world to tell of having been persecuted for their faith

Church's historic ties to slavery examined at US conference

Jesuits' sale of 272 slaves in 1838 debated as speakers urge the US to acknowledge the sins of slavery

Letter from Rome

Why the pope is moving bishops close to retirement age to new and important posts

Philippine church body issues US migrant warning

New rule could prevent immigrants accessing important medical and social services

Women deacons and the shortcomings of history

Finding continuity with the past is not as simple as it seems

Drawing parallels between Bergoglio and Berrigan

These men, both Jesuits, provide link to the different faces of Catholic radicalism

Chinese human rights campaigner Harry Wu dies

A former prisoner of conscience, Wu exposed the brutality of China's prison camps

The exhortation expectation game

Francis' inclusive ecclesiology has aroused joy and hope, but also grief and anxiety

Letter from Rome: Lunch with Hans Küng

Vietnam arrests rights defender for anti-state campaign

India's top court dismisses bid for federal anti-conversion law

Nuns offer Filipina teenagers sense of family

US Catholic educators seek ways to tackle racism in the Church

Belfast bishop asks politicians not to incite violence