The annual report on the implementation of the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” warns against complacency in dioceses. The new report said that between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015, 26 allegations of clerical sexual abuse were made by minor

We support such a study and hope it helps us further understand the possibility of the female diaconate.

Is Professor Jansen’s imminent departure a sign of things to come, an academic and intellectual flight?

It is hard for me to deny God when I look around and see such awesome works of his hand.

The 'bathroom wars' are part and parcel of the cultural warfare we have come to expect.

For Grande, the Gospel had to “grow feet” and not remain in the clouds.

Bishop Robert McElroy of the Diocese of San Diego has convened a diocesan synod to meet on Oct. 28-29 to reflect on the major themes of the recent apostolic exhortation “The Joy of Love.” The bishop believes the synod will not only help San Diego Catholics grapple with the modern ch

"Peace will be lasting in the measure that we arm our children with the weapons of dialogue.”

The more I meet with Jesuit college students, the more I am convinced that there is something special here.

Ironically, a purely scientific theory that was proposed by a religious was rejected as a religious agenda by scientists.

U.S. Supreme Court said Georgia prosecutors violated the Constitution in a death penalty case nearly two decades ago by excluding prospective black jurors from the trial.

"Our collective unwillingness to prevent or prepare adequately for disasters is a systemic moral failure."

Only Hillary Clinton and her supporters say the nation is seaworthy.

Charlie Brown is dead, but Bob Dylan is 75 years old today.

The church in America cannot ignore the success of small Christian communities.

Pope Francis and Ahmad el-Tayeb, the grand imam of al-Azhar University, met at the Vatican on May 23.

"Holiness is a journey; holiness cannot be bought. It can’t be sold. It cannot be given away."

Whether or not we can see them, like the stars, refugees exist. Also like stars, they exist as individuals but also in relationships.

This global gathering “is an event of the whole church,” said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin.

No Christian can exist without joy: that’s what Pope Francis said in his homily at Mass Monday morning in the chapel of the Santa Marta guesthouse. The pope stressed that even through life’s difficulties, the Christian knows he can trust in Jesus and find hope. The pope also reminded the