Drew Christiansen, S.J., discusses the significance of religious peacebuilding in struggling countries.

The inspiration for public theology lies in the Catholic belief that the church has a role in transforming the wider society under the influence of the Gospel.

“Violence is not the cure for our broken world,” the pope writes.

'Dawn,' the sequel to Elie Wiesel's better known novel, 'Night,' offered a prophetic critique.

Morally—and religiously—we are works in progress.

The church's evolving understanding of religious liberty.

Ron Murphy, S. J., a Georgetown University German professor, was returning from the Catholic University of America, where Pope Francis had celebrated the canonization of St. Junípero Serra, when a woman approached him. “Father, Father,” she exclaimed, “this pope is wonderful. This

Looking back at a life-giving encyclical on The World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

When Pope Francis was elected, he made clear that the name contained a full agenda for his pontificate inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi: the poor, the environment and peace. At the top of the list came the poor.As he recounted his choice of the name, the new pope explained that Brazilian Cardinal

The closing day of the four-day conference at Georgetown University celebrating the close of the Second Vatican Council was devoted to the council rsquo s opening to other faiths especially Judaism and Islam It was also a day for tough questions and cautionary observations from interfaith interloc