An executive order on religious liberty gave the impression of a church wanting to be left alone, but there is another role for Catholics.
Catholic Social Teaching
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Nebraska highlights the Catholic Church’s struggle with the death penalty
The fight against the death penalty lays bare the strengths and weaknesses of the Catholic approach to pro-life issues.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
US bishops urge Arkansas officials to abandon rush of executions in April
Remarkably, the death sentences are being pushed through this month in an effort to beat the May expiration date for the state’s supply of midazolam, a controversial sedative that is one of three drugs used in lethal injections.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis visits high-security prison on Holy Thursday
It is the third Holy Thursday that Francis has spent at a detention center, part of his longstanding emphasis on ministering to prisoners.
Posted inFaith, News
Labor board rules in favor of workers at Catholic universities
Only theology professors were found ineligible to join the union.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
The ‘Pope Francis Laundry’ for Rome’s homeless opens at Vatican
The “Lavanderia di Papa Francesco” (“Pope Francis Laundry”) is a free service “offered to the poorest people.”
Posted inFaith, Features
Zombie Catholics vs. French Secularism
The rise of “zombie Catholics” in French politics may indicate a renewed energy in the French church.
Posted inFaith, News
Cardinal Muller: International development fails when it lacks faith
Without a faith dimension, ideological and political notions of development will fail, even if they have some initial success, Cardinal Gerhard Muller said.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why is climate change a moral issue?
From 2017: Policies that fail to protect our planet are not only against Catholic teaching but are also immoral.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Video
Three reasons why caring for the environment is a moral issue
Here’s what Pope Francis and Catholic social teaching have to say about climate change.