In a letter to Catholics in the Middle East on the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Pope Francis cited words from the Gospel of John that have sparked enmity toward Jews for centuries.
As Catholics, we must work to block harms where we see them, do our part to build the world we want to inhabit, and embody our fundamental dignity as human beings.
Why can't the U.S. bishops use their bully pulpit and their extensive media access to issue a public rebuke to JD Vance, as they did to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi?
Greg Hillis, who died on the morning of Oct. 8, leaves behind a large and diverse community of family and friends all over the world. For so many of us, he was a true friend in the Lord.
Far more Americans think that faith is all about politics than is actually the case. And that misconception is harming the power of faith as an American institution.