Liberation theology can no longer “remain in the shadows to which it has been relegated for some years.”

The Vatican has published the Statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors This is another important step in the wide-ranging effort by Pope Francis to ensure total protection for every child and minor in all institutions of the Catholic Church worldwide and to prevent the s

May 8, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis says discussions within the Church are to seek unity and and it should not be a place where people are always clashing, betraying each other and forming lobbies to win their argument. He said the Holy Spirit helps bring change and moves things forward within the Ch

Catholic Relief Services continues efforts to respond to Nepal's devastating earthquake.

Some Americans may look at what happened in the UK elections with envy.

Absolutely nobody saw that coming Pundits pollsters and commentators all got it comprehensively wrong Even the senior politicians could not believe what they were seeing and not one of them dared to claim they had predicted this At precisely one second after 10 p m when the polls closed the d

I have a question I 39 d like to ask of readers hoping people might be willing to share How have the Sacraments played a role in your spiritual life or in your relationship with God I know the place of the Sacraments within the Church the theology of the Sacraments but I 39 m interested in he

Employers responsible for a fatal accident paid a median penalty of only $5,050.

Keeping the theological arguments of the encyclical in play will be a difficult task.

Try to imagine how distant our loved ones could be before Facetime Skype texting email even telephoning Then you can better appreciate the desperation of a colonial device one attempted far before its time It rsquo s retrieved in Malcolm Gaskill rsquo s Between Two Worlds How the English Bec

As this is being written the general election of 2015 will have been concluded in Britain the voters will have cast their votes and a long night will await those who have campaigned incessantly in the five-week period leading up to this day It will be a very long night for those whose lifeblood i

May 7, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican on Thursday. In remarks following the readings of the day, the Holy Father focused on the concrete and communicative character of authentic love.True love is real and constantIn the Gospel re

'We are having the wrong debate.'

Pope Francis’ penchant for cold-calling Catholics has become a well-known sign of his warmth, candor and attention to individuals. And although not everyone can expect to receive a personal phone call from the pope it does not hurt to be prepared. So we asked a few members of the fai

In Fallen Leaves Will Durant best known for the best-selling History of Philosophy and popular 14-volume History of Civilization seeks to express ldquo how I feel now that I have one foot in the grave about those ultimate riddles I dealt with so recklessly years ago hellip rdquo including li

'Lila,' by Marilynne Robinson

'The Americanization of Narcissism,' by Elizabeth Lunbeck

The drowning of 900 migrants from many countries in the Mediterranean on the night of April 18 jolted consciences worldwide. It was but the latest, though the worst, in a series of similar tragedies in the sea between North Africa and Europe in recent years: 3,200 drowned last year, over 1,700 so fa

Carolyn Woo did not grow up imagining herself in a leadership role in the Catholic Church. But now she is president and chief executive officer of Catholic Relief Services, the international aid organization that reaches 93 countries and nearly 100 million of the world’s poorest people each ye