I have, after 80 years, felt something that I never thought I would in this century as a Roman Catholic. I feel optimistic. I feel renewed. I feel bright about the future of the Catholic Church.
We have come to recognize that the rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," which blended so nicely in abstract form upon the page, do not cohere so neatly in real life, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.
Trump prevailed with his domestic policy bill. The House vote was 218-214. And in doing so, he didn't just pass a bill — he marked a turning point in the nation's moral trajectory. This is not reform. It is retribution.
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Catholic, writes about his hopes for the pontificate of Leo XIV. As a servant leader, the new pope can orient us toward unity and affect the world far beyond the confines of the Catholic faith.
Around the world, we are "witnessing an alarming rise in attempts to discredit, politicize or suppress scientific knowledge," the Vatican says in a new Pontifical Academy of Sciences document defending the freedom of science.
It is doubtful any Democrat outside New York or San Francisco could win as a democratic socialist. The word socialist carries too much baggage. And if you have to explain it to people, it is time to get a better label.
Can there be just cause for purely preventive military action — action that aims to impede or destroy an adversary's capacity to wreck future harm? A Peace Research Institute Oslo professor discusses.
If the Democrats and others opposed to authoritarian abuses of our constitutional order can show some message discipline, they now have a consistent line of criticism.
