Some find Pope Francis’ ecclesiology ‘somewhat threatening.’

Using God’s name to try to justify violence and murder is “blasphemy,” Pope Francis said on Nov. 15, speaking about the terrorist attacks in Paris. “Such barbarity leaves us dismayed and we ask ourselves how the human heart can plan and carry out such horrible events,”

We kiss the person we love last thing beforethe coffin is shut       —Jack Gilbert You lean across the coffin’s gunwale to kissyour father before the rower launches into that long, last voyage to purgatory, while we, survivors, walk and drive onto stree

Insurers in many states are raising premiums and increasing deductibles.

The release of a new and shocking report concerning the impact of economic change on vulnerable citizens could not have come at a better time.

The remedy to bad journalism, is more journalism.

A beloved pet comes between man and wife in the show's Broadway revival

“The whole world is at war,” and the rejection of the “path of peace” means that God himself, that Jesus himself, weeps.

The theory of a “clash of civilizations” prevents us from understanding the reality of terrorism. It also leads us to wrong answers.

The Christian must strive to live, and even to die, as Christ did: generous in adversity, vulnerable in love.

For those who love Israel, especially for those whose love is best expressed in honest criticism, the new film, “Censored Voices,” is a profound experience.

Righting a social wrong seems a fine way of keeping faith with someone gone, but there are many other ways people discover.

"These refugees are fleeing terror themselves—violence like we have witnessed in Paris," said Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, chairman of the migration committee. "They are extremely vulnerable families, women, and children who are fleeing for their lives. We cannot and should not blame them for the actions of a terrorist organization."

An interview with the 'peace bishop' on his lifelong struggle for social justice

"That you have referenced poverty not once but twice in the document represents a significant and positive shift in our plans and priorities."

The U.S. bishops Nov. 17 elected Msgr. J. Brian Bransfield as the new general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Bishop McElroy questioned the lack of attention to the areas of concern that Pope Francis has made the keystones of his pontificate.

Prosperity Together is a five-year, $100 million “nonpartisan coalition of public women’s foundations dedicated to improving the economic security of low-income women and their families in America.”

The first interaction between the Body of Christ and the divorcee should not be at a request for an annulment or a second marriage.

Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich asked why the conference’s long-standing support of comprehensive immigration reform was not specifically mentioned in the 2017-20 strategic plan. He also mentioned that the emphasis by Pope Francis on a global abolition of the death penalty, also long supported by the conference, likewise was lacking as a specific priority.