The love between a man and a woman stands as an image of the love of God. The call to family life is written into human nature. This vocation takes the form of a demanding voyage that is sometimes full of conflict—as is all of human life, after all. The vital force, the human energy contained

Our NeighborsRe “Listening to Ebola” (Editorial, 10/27): If people want to know what America is all about, here it is. Sadly, greed still triumphs in health care. And too often fighting abortion overshadows caring for the millions of children who die every year for lack of basic necessit

In Arcatao, El Salvador, a small town nestled amid stunning mountain vistas near the Honduran border, the Historical Memory Committee is charged with preserving the memory of the civil war that left more than 75,000 dead—and thousands more “disappeared”—between 1980 and 1992.

(Un)Conventional Wisdom on the 2014 midterms

Known chiefly for 'Humanae Vitae,' Paul was also a reformer, bridge-builder

As the synod on the family reached the midway stage on a positive note Pope Francis took the unprecedented and highly significant decision to add six highly qualified synod fathers to the team that will write its Final Report nbsp That decision could prove to be a game changer At almost all of th

Are local governments the biggest threat to civil liberties in the United States?

Sister Joan D Chittister O S B is a Benedictine nun speaker and writer She is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie Penn where she has served as prioress Focusing on feminist spirituality and social issues her web column ldquo From Where I Stand rdquo appears weekly in the National

Cardinal Dolan is getting heat He is grand marshal of the 2015 St Patrick rsquo s Day parade in New York and says he has no problem with the decision of the parade committee to allow gays and lesbians to march as a group in the oldest parade honoring St Patrick in America This is not a religious

Debut report from new U.S. Church correspondent, Sister Mary Ann Walsh.