Mary Haddad, R.S.M., the C.E.O. and president of the Catholic Health Association, agrees that more must be done now to halt the advance of the Delta variant.

A new institute headed by Bishop Caggiano aims to help the church to reach a more diverse audience and reconnect with the disaffiliated.

Not every conclusion that comes out of critical race theory is compatible with Catholicism. But how could it be the case that Catholics would not want to engage with an intellectual tool that helps deepen understanding?

Biblical models like David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, Jesus and all of the disciples—these are images not marital; they’re not sexual. They’re something else. There’s something beautiful, holy, open to everybody.

“Pope Francis is not only a Jesuit; he is a Christian. And discernment is part of Christianity. Discernment is an essential dimension of Christian life in all times.”

“Jesus thought we were worth dying for,” the retired archbishop of Philadelphia said. ”There must be a lot of things that we ought to think are worth living and dying for.”