Religious life thought it could go on in a system that was sick — patriarchy. But the crisis in religious life has brought home how important it is to work for a healthy church and society.
The Vatican's Secretary of State, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, substitute secretary for general affairs, are both insolation after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Amid the contentious arguments between pro-life and pro-choice advocates, there's an obvious point of common ground: Support mothers before, during and after the process of giving birth.
Cycling is not a novel activity in Rome, though it is a far less common mode of transportation than it is in London, Paris or New York. That could begin to change, thanks in part to some encouragement from the Vatican.
Phyllis Zagano: Francis and Vatican officials have repeatedly refuted claims that COVID-19 vaccines are morally tainted. That so many lay Catholics and clerics are ignoring church teachings demonstrates a large leak in the barque of Peter.
Phyllis Zagano: Francis and Vatican officials have repeatedly refuted claims that COVID-19 vaccines are morally tainted. That so many lay Catholics and clerics are ignoring church teachings demonstrates a large leak in the barque of Peter.
Michael Sean Winters: Republicans are playing with fire, because if they allow the extremists to dominate their primaries, you will not end up with strong candidates, you will end up with Trumpian sycophants.
The Supreme Court announced that it would hear an appeal from a former high school football coach in Washington state who says his rights to freedom of speech and religion were violated when he was fired in 2015 for praying on the football field.
As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage standoff situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, so too did a manifestation of faith and community at nearby Good Shepherd Church.
The Laudato Si' Research Institute, based at Oxford's Campion Hall, seeks to utilize its research prowess to empower those working for global eco-societal change.
In a virtual conversation, four young Black Catholics, all pursuing doctoral theology degrees, talked about the contributions Black people bring to the environmental conversation, both within the church and beyond.
Sir Sidney Poitier changed the film world on the way to changing the larger world. Before Poitier's movies, "Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American's dream."
Book review: Meatpacking America provides an intimate look at how workers — many of them refugees — navigate complex intersections of work and survival, migration and belonging, and race and religion in dangerous jobs.
Pope Francis is sending thousands of dollars in relief aid to the Philippines after a devastating typhoon struck the Southeast Asian archipelago in December.
A court in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala Jan. 14 acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar in the historic case of the rape of a nun, saying the prosecution failed to prove the charges against him.
Each experience as an Indian missionary in Peru has taught me to surrender myself to God and to cherish inner peace. Following Jesus' footsteps, I love my mission of being with the people of God.
Catholic social teaching emphasizes that Catholics are called to treat workers with dignity and respect, and the church's long support for labor unions may offer a Catholic response to "the Great Resignation."
Commentary: Archbishop Gomez's speech criticizing social movements raises the question: Is Catholicism fit to respond to racism in the U.S.? Can we meet theologian Howard Thurman's demand for a credible Christianity?
Italy’s supreme court has faulted prosecutors for withholding evidence benefiting the key suspect in the Vatican’s fraud and embezzlement trial in a parallel case in the Italian courts.
Phyllis Zagano: Francis and Vatican officials have repeatedly refuted claims that COVID-19 vaccines are morally tainted. That so many lay Catholics and clerics are ignoring church teachings demonstrates a large leak in the barque of Peter.
The Supreme Court blocked a rule by the Biden administration that would have required employees at large businesses to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or wear masks and get tested each week for the coronavirus.
As the tense hours of a Jan. 15 hostage standoff situation unfolded at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, so too did a manifestation of faith and community at nearby Good Shepherd Church.
Commentary: For most of her teen years, my daughter Alana was surrounded by priests and nuns who believed they were "saving her soul" by frightening her about her same-sex attraction.
Commentary: Archbishop Gomez's speech criticizing social movements raises the question: Is Catholicism fit to respond to racism in the U.S.? Can we meet theologian Howard Thurman's demand for a credible Christianity?
Scripture for Life: "My hour has not yet come." Jesus' reply was not enough for Mary. Representing her needy world, she told the servants to do what Jesus bid them, knowing that when that happened, all would be well.
