Signs Of the Times

The Catholic social tradition, President Obama said, still impresses me, and it can be a powerful force still in American society.

We think that a return to the country at this time could unleash a bloodbath, said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

The ambiguities in a seven-year-old document from Catholic and Jewish dialogue partners are continuing to cause confusion.

Supreme Court candidate Sonia Sotomayor took on detailed questions about court cases both famous and arcane.

In addition to giving Obama a copy of his latest encyclical, the pope also presented a copy of a recent Vatican document on biomedical ethics.

Christian and Muslim leaders called two bomb blasts in Jakarta on July 17 “uncivilized acts” and urged the police to apprehend the culprits.

A conference in New York took up a topic that has been much debated in recent years in arenas ranging from popular culture to papal addresses.

The U.S. bishops have agreed on a set of principles designed to ensure a fair process when health care workers decide whether to join a union.

Some U.S. bishops and Catholic university presidents are preparing for a dialogue aimed at reaching a consensus about speakers on their campuses.

One of the biggest challenges is to make sure that the greater openness shown by Muslim leaders filters down to the average Muslim.