Is this evidence of greater accountability under Pope Francis?

Political success in Massachusetts doesn’t translate to rest of the country.

Among the many challenges confronting Pope Francis as he assumed the papacy was the issue of the Vatican Bank Francis could have taken the decisive step of closing the Institutes for the Works of Religion as the bank is officially known but instead he mandated operational reforms By replacing

Updated: Planned Parenthood's practices cannot be defended, but "sales" accusation is misleading.

James Kubicki S J nbsp is a Milwaukee-based priest who has served as national director of the Apostleship of Prayer since 2003 He holds an M A from Saint Louis University as well as an M Div and a Theology Masters from the Weston Jesuit School of Theology He is the author of A Heart on Fire R

It’s not about David and Goliath; it’s about Grandma.

Meghan Cox Gurdon in the Wall Street Journal has written a marvelous essay extolling the pleasures and fruits of reading aloud especially within families Her words relate to the work of teachers as well because teachers sit in an analagous position to parents and storytellers All face the sam

'Watchman' tells the story of one of the most beloved of all characters in American literature

Adult stem cells, easily harvested from human bone marrow, umbilical cord blood and fat tissue, have a successful track record in treatments for more than 90 medical conditions and diseases, including sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma cancer and damaged heart tissue.Stem cells can be retrieved an

These abortions are no longer purely about reproductive choice but a means to a grislier end

The Holy See welcomed Iran's historic nuclear deal and expressed hopes that more future breakthroughs be on the horizon on other issues.

ldquo It rsquo s an error of mine rdquo said Pope Francis yesterday en route from his visit to South America back to the Vatican The Pope rsquo s in-flight media conferences have become a genre in themselves a vivid example of the ldquo New Evangelization rdquo and journalists have learned

He will challenge the world’s leading capitalist power.

A question that has arisen in the wake of Pope Francis 39 new encyclical is of whether its plea for the rights and dignity of creation is continuous with Catholic teaching thus far or an innovation Is the pope teaching something new or old To understand the story better I spoke by phone with F

Sanders’s reservations about growth at any cost echo Pope Francis' economic thinking.

Pastoral emphasis is both its strength and its weakness.

In an era of tweets and emojis, how many people really wrestle with complex documents?

This is the twenty-first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles This entry concludes Stephen rsquo s speech before the council For previous entries please now go to the Complete Acts of the Apostle Commentary where you can find links to each of the entries update

Two years in, the movement continues to grow, as does the list of protested deaths.

Pope Francis presided over Vespers with the bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious, seminarians and representatives of Paraguay's Catholic movements on Saturday evening in the cathedral of Asunciòn. Below, please find the full text of the Holy Father's prepared remarks in their