Russell Shaw looks back at this week’s fall assembly of the U.S. Conference for Catholic Bishops. The biggest news came at the end, when Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles made the surprise announcement ...
Russell Shaw writes that one thing is clear following the release of the McCarrick report: The Church needs a meaningful degree of proactive transparency regarding the process by which bishops continue to be appointed and ...
The U.S. bishops’ upcoming fall general assembly will be overshadowed by the presence of a man who won’t be there — former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. On Tuesday, less than a week before the Nov. 16-17 ...
With charges and counter-charges proliferating, and recounts and court tests probable, Americans watched with dismay as the 2020 election came to resemble a public brawl more than an orderly, dignified electoral process. But despite the ...
In a much-anticipated case on religious freedom, the Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, in which Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has stated ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes about Pope Francis’ comments that showed support for legalizing civil unions between same-sex couples. However, Shaw writes that to equate the Church’s doctrine with policy is classic legalism. After all, ...
Russell Shaw shares three observations about how we elect the president and proposes changes that would help our country heal and reunite. However, he recognizes that many of his ideas are unlikely. Shaw concludes his ...
In his latest article for Our Sunday Visitor, Russell Shaw examines the recent history of the use of the death penalty in the United States and the evolution of the Catholic Church’s perspective. As the ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw writes that, since the case was decided in 1973, Roe v. Wade has been at the center of the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court justices — including Amy Coney Barrett’s. Shaw ...
Russell Shaw looks at the state of our culture and asks: Is there any realistic way to bring Americans back together in mutual understanding and respect while restoring a sense of shared purpose? To begin ...
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