The pope and the pope emeritus are not so far apart: Both Benedict and Francis warn against responding to the abuse crisis with a ’self-made’ church that ignores the Gospel.

For the rare cases in which mothers consider late-term abortions to spare infants from pain, perinatal hospice programs offer a compassionate and life-affirming alternative.

Does Catholic social teaching permit you to mount a machine gun at the door of your family’s fallout shelter? In 1961, this was not an idle question.

Pope Francis speaks to the ‘now’ of God with his new letter to youth.

Social entrepreneurs are ideally situated to help manifest the Jesuit mission to end poverty and protect the planet, writes the director of a training and mentorship center at Santa Clara University.

A nun’s ability to find humor rather than outrage, to remain humble while believing oneself to be in possession of the truth, is something we can use more of in today’s church.