The 2012 election suggested that Republican candidates are handicapped by their party rsquo s paltry support in major cities for example Mitt Romney rsquo s 14 percent in Philadelphia effectively made it impossible for him to carry the state of Pennsylvania The 2014 election in which the Democra

Writing in The Observer the student newspaper of the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame junior Sarah Morris offers a defense of the Jesuits The tendency to distinguish ldquo real rdquo Catholics from Jesuits often goes hand in hand with what nbsp New York Times nbsp columnist Ross Douthat has d

Is the decline of stable, blue-collar jobs related to falling marriage rates?

The Catholic Church in Pakistan has presented a series of demands to the government, calling for a fair and thorough investigation into the beatings and burning of a young Christian couple accused of desecrating the Quran.In a so-called Charter of Demands sent to top government officials Nov. 17, ch

Pope Francis condemned the "unacceptable episodes of violence" in Jerusalem, episodes that "do not spare even places of worship," after an attack in a synagogue left four worshippers, a policeman and the two attackers dead.At the end of his general audience Nov. 19, the day after

Pope Francis is leading the fight against prostitution and other forms of human trafficking nbsp He is not only getting police authorities political and religious leaders worldwide involved he is also encouraging young people to take an active part in this struggle nbsp Last weekend November 1

Religious Women: Past, Present, Future?

Today H.I.V. remains the world’s leading infectious killer, taking 1.5 million lives last year.

Pope Francis has established a special body within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to speed up the process of hearing and ruling on appeals filed by priests laicized or otherwise disciplined in sexual abuse or other serious cases. Federico Lombardi, S.J., the Vatican spokesperson, tol

It has been mocked by David Letterman and Steven Colbert. On Twitter, the comedian Louis C. K. complains that his kids used to love math, but now “it makes them cry.” Tea Party conservatives have pummeled it as another menacing tentacle of a vast left-wing conspiracy to “big-brothe

How much does the average church help the person in the pew facing life's big questions?

Francis has rarely been more plainspoken than when talking about the 'terrorism of gossip.'

Worried about the church? Then come to the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice next year.

In “The Joy of the Gospel,” Pope Francis thoughtfully asked for suggestions for church reform that might better meet the needs of evangelization today. I trust he is getting a strong response! As an observer at the Vatican conference Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature, I would like

Is the “Francis effect” slowing the diminishment of Latin America’s Catholic population?

‘If we destroy creation, creation will destroy us!”This warning was given by Pope Francis during a talk he gave in May, in which he reminded his listeners that “creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, the property of only a few. Creation is a gift

As world leaders prepared to meet in Australia on Nov. 15-16 to continue looking at ways to improve the global economy, Pope Francis asked them “not to forget that many lives are at stake” behind their discussions and decisions. The measure of success of the Group of 20 heavily industria

The elections of 2014 brought infinite examples of political opponents talking right past each other.

Catholic Relief Services committed an additional $1.5 million to programs aimed at countering Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea in November. The money is being used to train heath workers, ensure safe and dignified burials, develop and implement prevention awareness campaigns, maintain local