Lip Service In “A Prayer for Malala” (11/5), the editors write, “The church has repeatedly promoted the full and equal dignity of women, and by extension girls, in a world where many societies are hostile to that notion.” I wish I could believe that statement, but I do not.

The epoch initiated by Vatican II

E. J. Dionne argues that the nation is experiencing a historic loss of balance that needs to be restored.

Catholic reflections on the 2012 elections

A Syrian Rashomon; The Greatest; Poltical Thrill Seeking

More than 12 million Americans are looking for work these days and last week the U S bishops called attention to the tough economic reality faced by many Americans In a statement ldquo Placing Work and Workers at the Center of Economic Life rdquo Bishop Stephen E Blaire of Stockton chairman

Issues to consider before election day

Catholic journalists from across the United States and Canada gathered June 20-22 for this year s Catholic Media Conference in Indianapolis Ind The conference offers workshops on topics ranging from multimedia skills to Christians in the Middle East This year s event also offered a wealth of impr

A statement from the seven Franciscan OFM Provinces in the United States in support of the Leadership Conference of nbsp Women Religious has been released nbsp This is the first men s religious order nbsp publicly declare their solidarity with the LCWR and also to critique the Vatican s Doctrina