While never a card-carrying member of the party, Dorothy Day sometimes identified as a communist. But what about after she ...

Historian Samira K. Mehta's new book explores the complex history of religion and birth control in the United States.

The Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland transformed the horror of an egregious crime into raising awareness of violence against ...

A truly communal outlook goes beyond facile images of togetherness, and focuses on creating and sustaining the common good.

Perhaps one reason we are so casual, in the United States, about the barbaric taking of life is that we're so far removed ...

This midterm election brings U.S. Catholics to reckon with their identity as members of a political and ecclesiastical body.

Liam Watson is studying for a Master of Theological Studies degree at Duke University, with a focus in Ethics and ...

Returning from Rio de Janeiro just a few months into his papacy, Pope Francis held the first of what would become his signature in-flight press conferences. He took questions from journalists for more ...

There are certain core beliefs that every Christian denomination shares: the Trinity. The divinity of Jesus. Jesus’ death and resurrection. Some Protestants have little in common with Catholics beyond ...

Most Catholics have a pet list of teachings that they wish would be declared infallibly, or ex cathedra (from the Chair of Peter). Odds are that these often revolve around hot-button issues like women ...

“Who do people say that I am?” Jesus asked his disciples. Their answers—from John the Baptist to Elijah or one of the prophets—reveal how his followers understood his life and mission. Today, asking ...

Any Catholic with an interest in church politics probably knows about the tradition of “papal smoke” when a new pontiff is chosen. Crowds gather in Vatican City, watching the chimney on the roof of ...