A "thicker conception" of the common good is needed and is precisely what Catholic social teaching can contribute to the public conversation.

Pope Francis came out squarely against the death penalty once again, calling it "unacceptable" regardless of the seriousness of the crime of the condemned.Pope Francis met with a three-person delegation of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty March 20, and issued a letter

The head of the Melkite Catholic Church rejected outright all calls for an international military intervention in Syria and urged Pope Francis and all Christian churches to "promote a concrete and realistic road map" to peace in the beleaguered nation."It is reckless to think of milit