Faith+Culture

How can rapid advancements in medical technology, questions about the criteria for brain death and the rise of transhumanism be considered within a Catholic framework?

So, just where was Thomas? When we hear this reading from St. John’s Gospel, we can’t help but wonder.

The Church teaches that religious life — and really, all of consecrated life — is based around the concept of “charism.”

And what exactly do people mean when they talk of being already “saved”?

A California-based initiative is working to help speed along sainthood causes among Americans, and to make the canonization process more accessible overall.

Ahead of Easter, Martin Scorsese’s docudrama series about the saints is featuring the queen of all saints: Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Life is about love, and love means making a complete gift of oneself to God.

In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the story now turns southward.

It was not enough for God to give us the world. In his love and mercy, God wanted to give us something more.

“I thirst” is the shortest phrase of the Lord’s last words (Jn 19:28). Short though it may be, it contains unsearchable depths.