Theologian Gerald O’Collins, S.J., reflects on his lifelong pursuit of the question: “Who was and is Christ?”

For The Greater Glory of God is a dance adaptation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola created by Robert VerEecke, S.J., a Jesuit priest and accomplished choreographer and dancer.

The Facebook founder wants to 'advance human potential and promote equality.' Here are two way he could actually do it.

What Einstein's breakthrough can teach Christians about the value of a free and foolish heart

Daily Advent Reflections, Day 3: Giving when we think we have nothing more to give

Pope Francis has said "it would be tragic" if special interests "manipulated information" and won out over the common good, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said Nov. 30.

AIDS poses major health challenges on the continent. With about 10 percent of the world's population living in sub-Saharan African, the region accounts for about 70 percent of global AIDS cases, according to the World Health Organization.

"It is profoundly disquieting that the decision of the High Court in Belfast has effectively weighed up one life against another and said to our society" that the lives of some children are "more worthy of our protection, love and care than others."

Someone is shot in Chicago on the average of every three hours. There have been more than 400 shooting deaths in the city so far this year, up 18 percent already from last year.

In 1984, four guardsmen were found guilty of the killings and convicted to 30 years in prison, but those who planned the murders and gave the orders have never been brought to justice, said some of the more than 100 North Americans who traveled to El Salvador to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the murders.

The morning 10 minute walk from where I live to the newsstand at 57th St. and 8th Ave is a world in itself. Here even the homeless seem quite at home.

Daily Advent Reflections, Day 2: Overcoming our fear through compassion for others

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"The crowds, the joy, the ability to celebrate even with an empty stomach" were impressions the pope said he would take home with him after his six-day trip to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic. After two years of civil war, the pope told reporters, the people of the Central African Republic want "peace, reconciliation and forgiveness."

On the flight from Bangui to Rome, the pope addressed questions on COP21, Vatileaks, Islam

"Yesterday, our community experienced an act of pure evil at the local Planned Parenthood clinic," Bishop Michael J. Sheridan of Colorado Springs said in a statement. "As Pope Francis recently reminded us, 'The path of violence and hate can never solve the problems of humanity.'"

From Seoul, South Korea, to Ottawa, Ontario; New York to Sao Paulo, people marched to demand a response to climate change. Interfaith leaders gathered in Saint-Denis, France, Nov. 28 to hand over a petition with more than 1.8 million signatures—800,000 collected by Catholic organizations.

As recent events make painfully clear, there is a direct link between climate change and political unrest. The war in Syria has many fathers. But one of these is surely climate change.

The church has been making pastoral accommodations since the beginning, which means that future accommodations cannot be ruled out.

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