The scenes of chaos and violence in Ferguson, Missouri, on Nov. 24 following the grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an African-American teenager, reveal deeper issues going on in the country, said one of the country's black Ca

Economic activity depends on a foundation of trust that cannot be compromised without creating harmful consequences for all parties, said Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen, distinguished professor of ethics and global development at Georgetown University.Reflecting on the global financial crisis of 20

There rsquo s an interesting and troubling story playing out in Kenya where the World Health Organization has been pitted against the Kenyan Catholic bishops over claims that a nbsp tetanus vaccination program is being used as a cover-up for a mass sterilization campaign The bishops allege that th

Move to separate matrimony from civil marriage may mark the latest salvo in culture wars.

My Dear Doctor Franklin As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches I thought I rsquo d sit right down and write you a letter Since you were famous for words both for the written as well as the spoken variety I have taken the opportunity mdash nay the liberty mdash of sending some thoughts your way

Professor Barr was elected a member of the Academy of Catholic Theology in 2010.

Even for a culture of incessant consumerism and quot Black Friday quot madness this news item about a man named Derek De Armond took me by surprise Reports the New York Times Mr De Armond 55 set up a tent at 10 a m on Nov 11 more than two weeks before Thanksgiving nbsp He and three teamma

The largest Roman Catholic geographical district in Brazil, located deep in the Amazon along the Xingu River, has more than 800 Catholic congregations but only 27 priests.Bishop Erwin Krautler, prelate of Xingu (pronounced Shin-goo), has argued that the situation calls for drastic measures. In April

Lessons from Notre Dame for discussions about the family in an increasing secular era.

Pope Francis' call has clearly disturbed some cardinals and a number bishops.

There's been startling growth in the number the nation’s homeless children in recent years.

Campesinos agitating for land rights, journalists and human rights activists face violence and intimidation.

President Obama’s plan to essentially freeze most deportations of people without documentation in the United States would protect as many as 4.4 million people and their families. “Mass amnesty would be unfair,” the president said in a televised speech to the nation on Nov. 20. &ld

Catholic aid workers and clergy are finding that life and coexistence are becoming increasingly difficult in Jerusalem as tensions simmer and violence between Israelis and Palestinians mount with no end in sight.Acts of violence, seemingly one retaliatory measure after another, have occurred since J

Francis warns of the threat of 'state terrorism,' which kills terrorists and innocents alike.

The 77-year-old grandson of European immigrants to Argentina, Pope Francis urged the European Parliament to value the continent's faiths and recuperate a sense of responsibility for the common good to rejuvenate Europe's social, political and economic life."In many quarters we encounter

'The Narrow Road to the Deep North,' by Richard Flanagan