This issue’s From the Archives piece originally ran in November 2025, when deepening institutional crises in Venezuela became ...

Medieval texts and frescoes show how Francis of Assisi’s legends formed – and why his call to poverty and care for creation still resonates.

Sister Bowman was the focus of the 2022 documentary “Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman’s Journey to Sainthood.” She was among people featured in the 2025 documentary “Trailblazers of Faith, ...

Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office, tapping Sister Simona Brambilla to become prefect of the Vatican department responsible for all the world’s religious orders.

The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe his story – from being born enslaved to becoming a college valedictorian – ...