Opinion

The modern tradition of Catholic social teaching (CST) — the toolbox of principles the church calls us to draw upon to build the just social order — was instigated by …

The seal of the confessional is one of the first things Catholic children learn as they are preparing for their first confession. At first, it comes as a shock to …

Eighty thousand adolescents thought they were traveling to Rome for the much-anticipated canonization of Carlo Acutis. Instead, many were in the Eternal City for the Holy Father’s funeral. A pope’s …

“One of the good things about a Catholic church is that it isn’t respectable…You can find anyone in it, from duchesses to whores, from tramps to kings.” — Dame Philippa …

Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as “the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years.” As we absorb the news of Francis’ death and anticipate …

1. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21 at age 88. Elected in 2013, he first greeted the world from St. Peter’s Basilica as a bishop of Rome …

We are nearing the end of President Trump’s second “First 100 Days,” and the elation it brought to some and the defeatism and despair it brought others are waning with …

The legacy of Pope Francis is large and complex, with plenty of high points. But part of it is ambiguity and verbal confusion on matters of church doctrine, pointing to …

“We are an Easter People and Alleluia is our song!” St. John Paul II famously proclaimed, and we are so because of that Paschal Mystery.

The morning sky is grey and my favorite window for prayer is rain-streaked. Rain is welcome. We’ve experienced drought, and there are wild fires nearby. And yet, there’s often something …