'Martin Luther,' by Scott H. Hendrix

'Groucho Marx,' by Lee Siegel

'The Secret Chord,' by Geraldine Brooks

Christian religious leaders across Asia called for Muslims to take a stand against Islamic extremists and seek reconciliation and forgiveness. They urged Muslims to pursue a peaceful interpretation of religion in the aftermath of the Easter massacre at a public park in Pakistan.“The attack is

Founder of a website documenting the ongoing violence in North Kivu Province, the Assumption priest Vincent Machozi was murdered on March 21, shortly after he posted an article denouncing the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda because of recent massacres in the region. Father

Illusions of CertitudeAfter reading “Scalia v. Aquinas,” by Anthony Giambrone, O.P. (3/21), I was tempted to defer to the dictum, “Say good things about the deceased or say nothing.” But in fact Justice Scalia’s confidence in his ability to divine the true meaning of th

The domestic affairs of South Africa have been interfered with by a foreign multinational.

42 percent of children detained by the U.S. immigration system must fend for themselves.

Author Richard Ford on the state of the contemporary short story.

‘Hamilton’ sings/ our American song./ Teaches us things,/ the right and the wrong.

Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, P.C.P.A., founder of the EWTN Global Catholic Network, died peacefully on Easter Sunday, March 27, surrounded by the Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Ala. “This is a sorrow-filled day for the ent

Can a president can go too far in making fun of himself?

Two nuanced plays from Danai Gurira

A new law in Indiana banning abortions based on potential disabilities, gender and race “reflects the love that God has for everyone by affirming that every human life is sacred,” Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin of Indianapolis said on March 24. • The United Nations on March 31 announced

More than 140 million girls under the age of 18 will become brides between 2011 and 2020.

Ask God to help you see others the way God sees them.

The Dominic option should bring us together to transform our world, not to become isolated from it.

In a surprise announcement on April 3, Pope Francis called on “all the Catholic churches in Europe” to hold a special collection on Sunday, April 24, to “alleviate the material needs” of all who are suffering “the consequences of the violence” in Ukraine. Issuing

"My quiet time in the mildew downstairs yielded this thought: it was simply time for me to live with the poor."

Church leaders have issued a mixed report on the health of the nation’s Catholic schools. In 2015 Catholic schools served nearly 24,000 fewer students than in 2014, although 14 new schools opened across the country.The assessment was issued on March 29, the opening day of the National Catholic