Sister Sandy Sherman thought she would follow the traditional route of women religious, joining the ranks of the Catholic teachers who had inspired her.“I thought I would enter and I would teach school my whole life and I would wear a habit,” said Sherman, who joined the Order of Saint U

The agreement concludes many months of negotiations that involved a delicate calculation by Israel about whether to strike a deal with the outgoing U.S. president.

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A new government report calls for reining in religious liberty protections in favor of non-discrimination statutes.

Pastors who seek personal gain are not upholding their duty, Pope Francis said.

The campaign, by Catholics for Choice, "disregards the need to defend vulnerable human life in all its stages—a principle at the core of authentic social justice."

The trade deal has the potential to shape the economies of poorer countries and bring fairer trade systems, Cardinal Marx says.

The true story of Catholic schools is their continued success despite difficulties.

A new report found 70 percent of Catholics do not know a single Muslim.

Recognizing that life is hard and being at peace are not mutually exclusive.

“To kill in the name of God is satanic,” Pope Francis said as he celebrated Mass for Father Jacques Hamel.

There is an urgent need to reject the use of God’s name to justify violence.

Social justice categories are applied to questions of sex, and the church is found wanting.

Pope Francis reminds us, “Participation in political life is a moral obligation.”

How will we account for the signs of sin we encounter today?

"The key catalyst of South Sudan's civil war has been competition for the grand prize—control over state assets and the country's abundant natural resources—between rival kleptocratic networks."

Prayers of the faithful were offered for all the men and women who perished at the site on 9/11 and for their families to find peace and consolation.

On Sept 13 1996 Tupac Shakur died in a hospital in Las Vegas after he was shot in a drive-by shooting six days earlier Twenty years later while his legacy as a rapper and entertainer is still debated in barbershops and Twitter feeds his impact is undeniable Shakur was born in Harlem N Y on

The second attempt at peace this year is holding, despite fighting in Israel.