If Catholic leaders seriously want to push gun control legislation, what might a concerted campaign look like?

In the case of Edgardo Mortara, a number of central theological questions come into play.

For those who were sexually abused by priests, the news of Cardinal Bernard Law’s death evoked an avalanche of emotions.

“We ask that [the president] take into account the full consequences of its provisions and work with Congress to remedy them before signing a tax bill into law.”

Buried beneath the shock and anger is a searing question: How could this happen?

Blaming celibacy is an enormous simplification that leaves out many important causes.