Theology

Richard Gaillardetz, Joseph Professor of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College, speaks during his "last lecture" on Sept. 23 in Boston College's Gasson Hall. (Courtesy of the Lonergan Institute at Boston College)

Theologian Gaillardetz warns against over-critique of church in 'last lecture'

Sep 28, 2022

Theologians from across the U.S. gathered at Boston College Sept. 23-24 for a conference celebrating the legacy of Richard Gaillardetz, an expert on authority in the Catholic Church, who has pancreatic cancer.

Science needs ethicists, more open debate, some say at Vatican conference

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Sep 26, 2022

Biological engineering, such as gene therapy for treating human disease, is making such swift advancements that the public's knowledge and understanding of what is happening and what ethical and legal guidelines are needed are lagging too far behind, said speakers at a Vatican conference.

People participate in a eucharistic procession during Italy's National Eucharistic Congress in Matera, Italy, Sept. 24, 2022.

Jesus, present in the Eucharist, inspires compassion, sharing, pope says

by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Sep 26, 2022

One cannot love and worship the Eucharist without compassion for the poor and marginalized, Pope Francis said at a Mass concluding Italy's eucharistic congress.

Pope Francis greets Dominican Father Serge-Thomas Bonino, president of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas, during an audience with participants attending the International Thomistic Congress, at the Vatican Sept. 22, 2022

Honor Aquinas, don't instrumentalize him, pope says

by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

Sep 22, 2022

When reflecting on and teaching about St. Thomas Aquinas or any of the great theologians or philosophers, there is a danger of using the master to promote one's own thought, Pope Francis said.

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Theologian Gaillardetz warns against over-critique of church in 'last lecture'

Science needs ethicists, more open debate, some say at Vatican conference

Jesus, present in the Eucharist, inspires compassion, sharing, pope says

Honor Aquinas, don't instrumentalize him, pope says

Catholic teaching on the human person points a way forward in US politics

Bishops in Belgium authorize prayer for committed gay couples

Controversies in Catholic education prompt collection on conscience

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Riches are not our own

Sharing wealth, creating jobs help rich get into heaven, pope says

For a Black Jesuit in the US, racism is a crucible

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus sees no limits

She was an early church deacon. Catholic women now want to reclaim her example.

Discernment means recognizing God in the unexpected, pope says

Pope: Correct view of tradition nurtures beauty, grandeur of the liturgy

Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our style of life

Francis, the comic strip

'Synodal spirit is alive in Africa,' say speakers at major theological summit

What Thomas Merton tells us about the Gospel's logic vs. our society's

Indigenous Ghost Dance teaches love of Earth and Jesus, 'He Who Makes Live'

Be messengers of mercy, pope tells African theologians

Online course shows synodality is about the church breaking old, bad habits

Rembrandt's technique sheds light on how parables work

Australia's Catholic plenary council in crisis over role of women in church

Pope Francis' new apostolic letter is about more than 'liturgy wars'

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