There is, of course, no explicit church teaching on the stock market crash. But it is equally clear that the policies decided upon for pulling ourselves out of this crisis will have a content that is profoundly moral.

The appearance of Ignatius's "Prayer for Generosity" on DFW's bathroom wall speak volumes about the paradox that was David Foster Wallace and his desire for a life of authenticity and meaning—a desire which led him to frequently attend church and twice led him to go through RCIA, without ever being received.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- More than a month before Pope Francis was scheduled to arrive in the United States, his ride landed on U.S. shores."A Jeep Wrangler will be used as the popemobile in the USA (like the one used in Ecuador in July 2015)," the Vatican press office said in a statement Aug

With the beginning of the academic year underway, it's worth considering the improvements that are going into effect.

David Simon and his team revel in the weeds of late 1980s housing policy.

Polls and focus groups aren’t yet capturing informed opinions.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco and teachers at four Catholic archdiocesan schools have reached agreement on a new contract Catholic San Francisco the official publication of the archdiocese summarizes the terms this way A new labor agreement between the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the unio

We can do better than thinking of ourselves as “consumers.”

In a statement released on Aug. 11, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, the head of the Philippine bishops’ conference, said helping the poor and getting rid of political dynasties should be the focus of discussion as the nation prepares for elections in May. • Five years af

In the Year of Mercy, the Catholic Church's annual day of reflection and prayer on the situation of migrants and refugees will include a special reminder that "welcoming the stranger" is a corporal work of mercy.

Exploitation and discrimination abound among refugees from Myanmar's ethnic minority communities who have landed in Malaysia, a five-member contingent from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops learned.

Some Catholics in South Korea said the exchange of shots on Aug. 20 between North and South Korea along their common border was bigger news outside their country than locally.Maryknoll Sister Jean Maloney has lived in South Korea since the last year of the Korean War in 1953. She told Catholic News

Timor-Leste is the world’s most densely populated Catholic country after Vatican City.

If Congress wants to truly welcome Francis, they should follow his example.

A meeting in Cuba with FARC offers some risks for Pope Francis, but his intervention—and blessing on the outcome of the peace process in Colombia—could be just the push negotiators need to finish the job and bring in an end to a conflict that has smoldered since 1964.

Jimmy Carter is now about to embark on another journey. It is one which will require everything that he has; but because of faith, he believes he is ready for it.

There is a tendency to believe that issuing a 140 character response to a matter of urgency actually constitutes making a difference.

Adults should know that any choice of substance changes us forever. To use the image of the poet, we don’t just follow one road rather than another.

What is the value of a Jesuit education? What does a Jesuit education do for one's life?

Christian educators warn that funding discrimination by the Israel's Ministry of Education may force the closure of about 48 Christian schools, affecting some 33,000 pupils—roughly half Christian, half Muslim—who attend the institutions.