Pope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify "spiritual abuse" as a new crime in order to address cases where priests use purported mystical experiences as a pretext for harming others.

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Pilgrims from the Jesuits USA Central and Southern (UCS) Province traveled to Rome for their own synodal experiences.

Catholic voters were a crucial part of Donald J. Trump’s re-election as president. But did misogyny and a resistance to women in power cause Catholic voters to disregard the common good?

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The Former Border Patrol Agent’s Ambitious Plans to Reform U.S. Immigration Policy May Put Him on a Collision Course With U.S. Bishops

The Biden administration must do all it can to unwind the federal death penalty. Also: News on Texas's death penalty. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

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When thinking of vocations, the priesthood comes to mind along with consecrated religious life and marriage. For Cecilia Cortes-Peck, her vocation took a turn that she was not quite expecting. She...