Seeing this we fall to our knees. WeWouldn’t be willing to stop beingHuman he became willing to stopBeing wholly of light approachableTo become human and die as aHelpless creature died in thatJewish rite so that its drenchingBlood could besprinkle in itsDeep cleansing. How can weUnderstan

Scripture, Kathleen Norris writes, has the power to remove the heavy stone that lies on a grieving heart.

Supporters of traditional marriage must denounce unjust discrimination against homosexuals.

Manhattan College thought it would be a good idea to send a few students to jail. Soon after, we, a Catholic institution in the Lasallian tradition, opened our doors to young men and women formerly incarcerated on Rikers Island in New York City. It is a program unlike any other in the nation. Why do

Today President Obama and Pope Francis met for the first time. John Carr discusses what the two leaders could learn from each other.

In New York City’s African-American community, more pregnancies ended in abortion than live births in 2012, and its 31,328 abortions—6,570 more than the 24,758 live births—represented a shocking 42.4 percent of all abortions, according to a report released on Feb. 21 by the New Yor

Human reason, married to empathy, has the power to formulate moral and just positive laws.

As protests in Venezuela continued, with flare-ups of violence, the country's Catholic leaders urged dialogue and respect for the demonstrators' human rights."We have called for the social and political leaders to engage in deep, sincere dialogue" to address the country's serio

John Dingell Jr who rsquo s represented many-times-redrawn pieces of Michigan in the U S House since winning a special election in 1955 announced this week that he won rsquo t run for another term this fall ldquo I rsquo m not going to be carried out feet first rdquo said the 87-year-old Demo

The tasseled felt hats of German horse riders and the brightly colored head wraps of women from the Antilles were just a few signs of the Catholic Church's universality on display Feb. 22, as pilgrims celebrated the creation of new cardinals.South Koreans and Canadians, Ivorians and Italians min

Bishops decry worsening conditions and criticize the national government for ignoring it.

Will push for Pre-K increase false diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

For the past quarter century there has been a partisan dimension to campaigns for religious liberty first abroad and now at home In part at least the critical issues involved have been misused by leading proponents in efforts to get the upper hand on whichever administration happens to occupy th

The Council for the Economy will include eight cardinals and bishops and seven lay experts.

The actor and frequent talk-show guest Alec Baldwin has never run for political office and he rsquo ll probably never slake that obvious thirst now that he rsquo s been defined as an Obama-loving homophobe mdash a demographic that at best is a majority on a few scattered streets on his native L

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

As states strike down same-sex marriage bans, Archbishop Cordileone seeks constitutional remedy.

Pope Francis and 150 Cardinals discuss ministry to divorced and remarried Catholics.

John Garvey President of the Catholic University of America and Andrew Abela dean of the School of Business and Economics take to the Wall Street Journal today to defend CUA 39 s decision to accept a 1 million donation from the Charles Koch Foundation nbsp The Koch Foundation has made gifts t