Tadeusz Mazowiecki the Catholic activist and intellectual who ushered Poland out of communism died October 28 at 86 In his wake he left a democratic Poland with one of Europe rsquo s most vibrant economies and a model for political leadership in times of change mdash one he based on his Catholic

In a November 7 letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called upon members of the House of Representatives to address immigration reform legislation ldquo as soon as possible ideally prior to

"I could barely look at the photos, but I knew that I must." A reflection from James Martin, S.J.

This is the seventh entry in the Second Letter of Paul to the Thessalonians Bible Junkies Commentary You can find the first entry here nbsp In the first entryI discussed introductory matters such as the origin of the Church in Thessalonica its early history with Paul Silvanus and Timothy and

Like so much that he wrote, it’s become a beloved verse of American literature, Abraham Lincoln’s letter to the bereaved mother of five sons, killed fighting for the cause of union.

Like many throughout the world I 39 ve seen the pictures now materializing on Facebook Buzzfeed and other sites -- the pictures of Pope Francis praying with and hugging a man apparently afflicted with neurofibromatosis a genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow on nerve tissue The images are

Robert David Sullivan on election results in New Jersey, Virgina, Boston and elsewhere.

“November seventh is Camus’s feast day,” says Sister Helen Prejean, with impish irony, giving the agnostic French author a ring of sainthood.“He taught us that Christians should get away from abstractions and confront the blood stained face of history—that we should spe

Posting as I rsquo ve done recently about spiritual autobiographies has got me thinking about one of the most influential books I rsquo ve ever read in any genre Pope Benedict XVI rsquo s nbsp Introduction to Christianity Published in 1968 when Pope Benedict was Cardinal Ratzinger I read it fir

Pope Francis like his namesake has attracted considerable attention and admiration for his modest lifestyle - and not only from the usual suspects The Holy Father quot runs an organization as big as any American corporation Yet he doesn rsquo t demand millions in pay and perks quot explained

The Right LanguageRe “A Church for the Poor,” by Bishop Robert W. McElroy (10/21): I am glad to see the phrase “the common good” used. The word “poverty” appears 22 times, the phrase “the common good” 13 times, “the poor” 10 times, “a

Bishops around the world are being asked to examine the situation of families under their care.

The Syrian Christian town of Sadad was taken over by Islamist militias in mid-October, then re-conquered by the Syrian army on Oct. 28. What the army discovered “is the most serious and biggest massacre of Christians in Syria in the past two years and a half,” said Archbishop Selwanos Bo

The editors on the human rights office in El Salvador, changes at the CTSA and lead exposure.

From the archives, the editors on the assassination of John F. Kennedy

Half a century may have mellowed the recollections of many Americans regarding the hottest days of the cold war, but one of the iconic figures of that time remains an intimidating figure in our collective memory: Nikita Khrushchev, remembered as the bellicose premier of the Soviet Union during the d

“Corruption is theft from the poor,” warn the Bishops of the South African Catholic Bishops’ Conference in a pastoral letter released on Oct. 16. Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town said the issue is especially poignant in a region as poor as southern Africa. “Money diver

The pope will create his first cardinals during a consistory on Feb. 22.

‘It’s almost as if we’re in a sort of civil war,” the Rev. Andres Larios, pastor at St. James the Apostle Parish said, somberly assessing the increasing lawlessness which afflicts his community. Some in his village of Coalcomán in Mexico’s western Michoacán State have

‘Slow me down, Lord. Slow me down.' These words stopped me in my tracks.