In his meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Pope Francis is not as likely to celebrate the Hungary-first tendencies of Mr. Orban and his ruling Fidesz Party.

It will be a demanding trip health-wise for the 84-year-old pontiff coming just two months after his colon operation on July 4.

The Texas abortion law wins a battle in the culture war but at what cost?

If Planned Parenthood does not trust crisis pregnancy centers, the abortion Goliath should beat the centers at their own game.

Until all structures of sexism are transformed and the patriarchal mores in our hearts and relationships are converted, there will always be unwanted pregnancies.

Baptism is not merely an external rite. Those who receive it are transformed deep within, in their inmost being, and possess new life.

Observers say the court decision sets precedent and will lead to decriminalization across the country. The decision also removed criminal sanctions for abortion providers.

“Pope Francis invites the entire church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: ‘It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the church of the third millennium,’” the document says.

“Nonviolence created the pressure that caused the grape boycott to work,” says Jerry Cohen, who represented the United Farm Workers for nearly a decade and worked closely with Cesar Chavez.

While recognizing that the U.S. economy has improved somewhat, a statement from the U.S. bishops addressed higher levels of poverty that have resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic.