Church leaders report mistreatment of minorities in areas controlled by Islamist militants.

Though not entirely surprising still useful confirmation from William Alexander of the benefits of learning a new language particularly for adults All this means that we adults have to work our brains hard to learn a second language But that may be all the more reason to try for my failed French

Michael D O 39 Brien nbsp is a Canadian Catholic nbsp author artist essayist and speaker nbsp on faith and culture He and his wife Sheila live near Combermere Ontario and they have six children and eight grandchildren A prolific author of 23 books published in 14 languages Mr O rsquo Brien

Amazon currently sells a 5-volume, 3,020 page (11.6 lbs.) hardcover version of Thomas Aquinas’s Summa theologiae for $198.46. Before you go out to buy the set and strive to finish reading through the double columned pages before Labor Day, it would behoove you to read Bernard McGinn’s fi

Directing knowledge and technology toward noble ends in the Internet age

James Hanvey, S.J., responds to vote for women bishops.

The Vatican's secretary of state pledged full support for addressing the issue of child migrants streaming out Central America in search of safety and family reunification in the United States.Pope Francis, meanwhile, described the situation a "humanitarian emergency" and called for th

In nbsp comments nbsp in a university hall in Molise an agricultural and industrial region in southern Italy on July 5 Pope Francis offered more evidence that he intends a serious challenge Pope Benedict 39 s standing as the quot green pope quot Speaking before a group of students struggling

From the archives, a selection of essays on the Great War

Father Mitch Pacwa S J is an American Jesuit scripture scholar author and television host based in Alabama He currently hosts two primetime cable TV programs ldquo EWTN Live rdquo and ldquo Crossing the Threshold of Hope rdquo for the Eternal Word Television Network EWTN in Irondale He

The Vatican said the latest published interview with Pope Francis, in which he says fighting sex abuse and the mafia will be priorities of his pontificate, should not be considered a record of his exact words.According to the article, published on July 13 in the Rome daily La Repubblica, the pope al

Decision may distance even further possibility of visible unity with the Catholic Church.

Bishops' conferences from five countries called on Catholics, politicians and society at large to confront the issues causing a flow of unaccompanied minors from Central America—and to tend to them as they travel through Mexico and arrive at the U.S. border."Bishops and their workers

Senior Anglican leaders change position as House of Lords debate nears.

The situation in hospitals in the Gaza Strip is dire, and Palestinians are saying that medical supplies will soon run out, said a cardiologist who serves with the Near East Council of Churches in Gaza.Dr. Issa Tarazi, executive director of Near East Council of Churches Department of Services to Pale

The obligations we have as Americans and Christians to the home of the Jewish people.

The Diocese of Baton Rouge has protested a Louisiana Supreme Court ruling that a Catholic priest must either break the seal of the confessional in a sex abuse hearing or face jail time On July 7 the Baton Rouge diocese issued a statement protesting the ruling against Father Jeff Bayhi who allegedl

TED’s motto is “ideas worth spreading,” which leads me to wonder: Worth spreading in relation to what?

James Carville nbsp is a New Orleans-based nbsp political pundit and media personality nbsp who is a major figure in the Democratic Party Nicknamed quot the Ragin 39 Cajun quot he rose to national fame as the chief political strategist of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton rsquo s successful