The church's evolving understanding of religious liberty.

"When persecution happens in Nigeria, Pakistan or Iraq, it is not happening to 'others.'

Recent attacks on civilians in Nigeria renew a grisly debate: Is Boko Haram the world’s deadliest terrorist group or should ISIS bear that odious distinction? Though it received relatively little press attention, in 2014 Boko Haram managed to kill far more people in its various rampages than I

Haiti’s Catholic bishops urged a negotiated solution to the country’s political crisis as President Michel Martelly’s term ended on Feb. 7 and elections to find a successor were indefinitely delayed. • Applicants have until May 14 to vie for a $22,000 prize in a pontifical con

Kasich and Bush go against the pessimistic grain

The dystopian world of ‘The Man in the High Castle’

The Saudis’ latest executions threaten to undermine the Syrian peace talks in Geneva.

Archbishop Cupich is calling for a ban on assault weapons, stricter background checks

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Stricter laws and quicker removals of criminal foreigners cannot replace a societal debate.