I write on the issue of the Theology requirement at the University of Notre dame which is currently under discussion as part of the school rsquo s ten-year curriculum review I share these thoughts in response to the administration rsquo s call for input but I also see this topic as relevant to al

Turkey on verge of being 'overwhelmed' as thousands flee Islamic State

The Catholic Bishops rsquo Conference of England and Wales one of two Conferences in Britain has issued an outspoken open letter that discusses key issues in the forthcoming UK parliamentary election May 7 They cited immigration a hot-button topic in the national political conversation here a

This is the fourteenth entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles This post examines the third summary of the communal life of the disciples of Jesus in Jerusalem For previous entries please now go to the Complete Acts of the Apostle Commentary where you can find lin

'It's not a time of silence. It's time to speak up and step up.'

The way to true freedom is to step away from the busy-ness of life, including life of religion

The Syrian refugee crisis—now totaling nearly 4 million refugees—has reached a “tipping point,” in which countries in the region are no longer able to handle the flow of refugees across their borders, warned U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops officials who recently traveled

Cardinal Edward Michael Egan who died March 5 at the age of 82 may have had one of his greater moments as a churchman during 9-11 at Ground Zero In response to New York rsquo s Mayor Rudy Giuliani who needed to comfort and console his people before they even knew what had happened at 9-11 when p

The Catholic Church firmly opposes the death penalty and urges all states to move toward its abolition, said the Vatican's permanent observer to United Nations agencies in Geneva."My delegation contends that bloodless means of defending the common good and upholding justice are possible and

As the second anniversary of Pope Francis' election approached, an international group of philosophers, sociologists and theologians gathered to discuss how to renew the church in a secular age; many said that is exactly what Pope Francis is doing."I think the church had gotten into the sta

Here is how Chris Kyle introduces himself in the opening of his autobiography American Sniper 2013 Many will come to know him as he is portrayed by Bradley Cooper in the blockbuster movie of the same name Every story has a beginning Mine starts in north-central Texas I grew up in small towns w

The Vatican has thrown its weight behind an important new Latin American Church transnational network REPAM created to protect the peoples and respond to the challenges to them and to the natural environment in the Amazon region that stretches across nine countries of that continent nbsp Cardinal

The one-gun household is disappearing from American life along with one-car garages single-family homes with single family bathrooms and other bygone markers of the middle class That seems to be the best explanation for polling data showing that the percentage of homes with guns has dropped sign

Pope Francis in his two years as pontiff has often urged people of faith to be better people of faith To walk the talk To get with the program To do as Jesus would do His example inspires us just as his writings enlighten us The pope reminds us that God calls us to love no matter what He e

In the New York Times today columnist T M Luhrmann wonders about the origins of strange and mysterious happenings that don 39 t make sense through our typical cognitive framework She cites the following example In Scientific American nbsp Michael Shermer publisher of Skeptic magazine nbsp rec

'New York has lost a good and holy pastor. America magazine has lost a true friend.'

Four nationally circulated Catholic publications called for abolishing the death penalty in the United States in a jointly published editorial.America, National Catholic Register, National Catholic Reporter and Our Sunday Visitor urged their readers, the U.S. Catholic community and people of faith t

A bill to repeal the death penalty and replace it with a sentence of life without parole is currently making its way through the Kansas Legislature.Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback told Catholic News Service that he will "see what's actually in the bill" before making any decision on whether

The news concerning religion is not very encouraging these days particularly when it is coupled with terrorism and violence skewering its true meaning for those who seek its relevance However there are stories that offer glimmers of hope there are instances where people of faith can come togeth