The four-page letter offers a "pastoral reflection" on the challenges the assisted-dying law.

This bill discriminates against our African-American and Hispanic neighbors, sick seniors, the disabled, the uninsured and all who are vulnerable in our community, said Michael Scott, director of the D.C. Catholic Conference.

The Paris Agreement to combat climate change went into effect on Nov. 4, a landmark deal to tackle global warming amid growing fears that the world is becoming warmer even faster than scientists expected.

How does a Catholic move ahead after the election of Donald J. Trump as president?For many Catholics this not a problem. Indeed, the majority of Catholics voted for Mr. Trump and are presumably delighted by his victory. White Catholics, perhaps responding to his message to promote job growth, s

The Eighth Amendment prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.”

The call to liberalize Ireland’s abortion laws has created significant political pressure.