John Jenkins

As convener of two Vatican gatherings of oil moguls, Holy Cross Fr. John Jenkins is well-positioned to assess what it will take to move them to address the crisis their companies have helped create.

The Gospel of Sports: Paying college athletes is an issue that Catholics ought to consider with a Sports Illustrated in one hand and the last 120 years of papal writings on human labor in the other.

The world must act immediately to mitigate global warming and avoid committing "a brutal act of injustice" on the poor and future generations, Pope Francis told a group of energy and oil executives and global investors.

Distinctly Catholic: Laudatory but not hagiographic, this new film about Notre Dame's late president chronicles his enormous influence in the latter half of the 20th century.

When he was running for re-election in 1992, President George H.W. Bush told Catholic News Service that he believed that a strong religious faith could provide "an extra shot of strength when you need it."

College roundup: Cleveland Archdiocese fires gay campus minister; Alpha Sigma Nu honor society announces book awards; Niagara University president named to NCAA Board of Governors.

In the last few years, many notable Catholic colleges and universities have fought legal battles. Some argued against the Affordable Care Act rule regarding contraceptive coverage in health insurance plans, while others targeted gender equity components of Title IX requirements, labor rulings, and the application of discrimination statutes. 

I traveled with pastoral leaders and theologians across the U.S. to assist our bishops in discussing Pope Francis' 2016 apostolic exhortation on family life. Let me offer you seven takeaways.