Very Rev Monsignor David L Toups S T D is the Rector and President of St Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach Florida He assumed this post in 2012 and was subsequently named as a monsignor after serving as pastor at Christ the King parish in Tampa Ordained in 1997 for the Dio

ldquo In a selfish world they epitomize selflessness and compassion rdquo New York Times 9 17 Who rsquo s that It rsquo s rough out there Maybe he rsquo s taking about well-trained kindly policemen One of the remarkable cultural developments within the American Catholic Church during the l

William Deresiewicz's 'Excellent Sheep' takes aim at the Ivy League.

For more than a century, the Jesuit ministry of America has provided a smart, Catholic take on faith and culture. Today, in a world plagued by ideological, political and even ecclesial divisions, America's unique ministry of reconciliation is more important than ever.

Growing movement helps formerly incarcerated gain employment

There are few examples of politicians who got a career boost from trying to govern a high-poverty city.

Vatican says laicized nuncio could stand trial in Dominican Republic

Matt Emerson's latest on The Ignatian Educator

The Vatican has clarified the current legal situation of its former nuncio to the Dominican Republic Josef Wesolowski and has denied allegations made in the U S and other media that it acted in an improper way that prevents him being subjected to judicial process in the Latin American state or in

Crises compound as authorities struggle to respond

Force alone cannot stop it, custodian of the Holy Land says

As Ukrainians prepared to mark their Aug. 24 Independence Day under the cloud of fierce fighting in the East, Catholic leaders condemned the threat to Ukraine's territorial integrity and prayed for a speedy end to the hostilities.At the same time, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop

Religious non-profits and some companies can opt out on moral grounds.

To celebrate the 50 anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops rsquo USCCB Subcommittee on African American Affairs will release a series of resources to highlight the achievements of the Civil Rights era and its connections to the Catholic Church Over the

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami Chair of the U S C C B Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development has issued this year rsquo s Labor Day Statement nbsp on behalf of the bishops 39 conference As always the statement is a powerful call to live out our faith and gives us ldquo the c

In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com

In that all-too-brief time when you were with us—33 days—you gave everyone a glimpse of what it means to be a joyful follower of Jesus.

At the Catholic Moral Theology blog Nichole Flores remembers James Foley nbsp the American journalist beheaded by ISIS terrorists It 39 s so horrible to write those words May God be with his family quot I did not know James Foley personally quot writes Flores quot but as a Catholic educa