An old movie trope is spun into a satiric fantasy with middling results in “The American Society of Magical Negroes” (Focus).

In more typical parish settings, perhaps the pro-life intention might be “hidden” and implicit rather than explicit and obvious in a given intercession.

First-time visitors to The Catholic University of America routinely tell us that there’s something different about our campus, something they often can’t quite put their finger on, but they recognize as warm, welcoming, open — joyful.

. Lent is intended to be a season for intensifying the disciplines of our faith — not the only time when we practice them!

The Catholic Church needs people and pastors capable of walking alongside refugees to respond to the reality of forced migration across the Americas, Pope Francis said.