Conversion, like language acquisition, can be both comforting and bittersweet, a constant struggle toward fluency and understanding.

A new book attempts to encapsulate the history of a wide-ranging population united only by a single language—Arabic.

Andrea Long Chu’s chapbook, Females, raises questions of definition, submission, and power.

As their country burns, tens of thousands of Australians have taken to the streets to protest the government’s response and its inaction in combating global warming.

Donald Trump clearly has the capo’s appetite for retribution, and a knack for attracting eager henchmen. By refusing to call witnesses, Republicans are complicit.

The Sackler family is profiting by treating addictions to their own drugs—a darkly ironic indication of the extent of corporate greed and individual powerlessness.

Nick Cave’s album ‘Ghosteen’ probes the singer’s wounds after the death of his son, searching for a glimmer of grace amid deep grief.

Pope Francis’s theological initiatives, like the “Sunday of the Word of God,” are just as important as his political statements.

In India, the Modi government is scapegoating Muslims to distract from the country’s most pressing problems. But citizens are resisting.

Interreligious-dialogue initiatives like KAICIID should be welcome in Europe. Austria should find a better way to protest Saudi Arabia’s human-rights policies.

No issue in U.S. politics, not even immigration or “the Wall,” will do for Republicans what Brexit did for the Tories.

Removing Trump from office will not restore American politics to a state of pristine purity. Corruption pervaded the scene long before he ran for office.

Again and again throughout the Mass, word and gesture proclaim the Real Presence. What explains the liberal Catholic reluctance to pursue the question?