As heavy fighting continues across the Nineveh Plain, some Christians displaced by the Islamic State have given up the dream of returning home and joined the stream of refugees leaving the war-torn country. Others remain in Iraqi Kurdistan, clinging to the hope that they can someday go back to their

You never see the Spirit in the story. You simply see the effect.

It is likely only a matter of time before the debate over transgender rights arises in Catholic schools.

What united us was a shared vision of a world we felt was losing its soul and were determined to save.

How to become more attractive to active and inactive parishioners alike.

"I don't want to exaggerate, but there is a feeling on the part of the Palestinians that the current Israeli government just wants a purely Jewish [Jerusalem]."

Bishop McElroy proposes turning the diocesan synod into a biannual, theme-driven event.

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'The Finest Traditions of My Calling,' by Abraham M. Nussbaum

'A Step Along the Way,' by Stephen J. Pope

I watched as Egyptian state forces ran over peaceful Coptic protestors with military vehicles.

I am reluctant to throw stones. In fact, I don’t even permit them on my property.

Pope Francis, accepting a prize for promoting European unity, on May 6 bemoaned that the continent’s people “are tempted to yield to our own selfish interests and to consider putting up fences.”“I dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime but a summons to a

Daniel J. Berrigan, S.J., was remembered during his funeral Mass as a “fierce, mischievous visionary,” a “Beatnik Jesuit friend,” a priest who “taught the sacrament of resistance” and a loving uncle ruled by faith, not fear. More than 800 people packed the Church

It is exceedingly unlikely that only 0.03 percent of government surveillance requests are unjustified.

“If we’re not reaching the people of faith now, how can we reach them?”