Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2026.

Elie Wiesel once wrote, “Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.” We may intuitively know what he means, but what is it that makes friendship so powerful? In the mid-twentieth century, a ...

Sister Michelle Langlois, fcJ, M.T.S. '25 reflects on the readings for Friday of the First Week of Lent. In a recent column, Father Ron Rolheiser invited his readers to reflect on the image of a ...

Author bares critique on Catholicism that few dare to expose STAFFORD, Va. – According to the most recent Statistical Yearbook of the Church, there are over a billion Catholic devotees and followers ...

This is the page design of Angelus News’ series with Catholic reflections on how 2020 was still a providential year. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Angelus News.) Listen WASHINGTON, D.C. — With many so ...

One of our nation's leading public intellectuals, Black feminist author and social activist bell hooks has inspired many generations of academics and non-academics alike, due not only to her ...

Pope Francis on Sunday recognized 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square. It was the Church’s first canonization since that of St. John Henry Newman and ...

Today, in Baltimore, the bishops go behind closed doors in executive session and so we reporters will head for the exits. Looking back over the last two days of public sessions, four moments stand out ...