The anonymity of the undocumented grave itself is an offence, a final indignity.
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The FOB was asked to investigate Facebook’s ban of President Donald Trump after the lethal violence at the Capitol.
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A flag is not a sacrament, but the Catholic sacramental imagination wants to know what symbols mean.
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The protracted ‘synod on holding synods’ runs a grave risk of diverting the Church’s energies from the mission field to the sacristy.
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The pandemic is only a passing story. The real question is what will happen once the restrictions are lifted. Will the faithful come back?
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The Myanmar cardinal has shown he isn’t afraid of repercussions when speaking out against the repressive Chinese regime.
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The May 24th “day of prayer for the Church in China” is necessary. The CCP will soon test whether those prayers are backed up by words and firm resolve in Rome.
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We are invited to consider the ‘cannonball moment’ in our own lives.
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Why did Sajjan run so quickly away from a serious allegation against Vance? Is it possible that he thought he owed Vance a favour?
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The move makes three key points: Vatican II’s teaching on mission; the missionary identity of all disciples; and the secular vocation of the laity.
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The eclectic roster of speakers at recent Vatican conferences might help explain why the Church in Germany is moving ahead so determinedly to ignore Pope Francis.
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The Michigan pipeline controversy indicates how safety extremism has become normalized in the framing of public debates.
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The visit of Argentinian President Alberto Fernández to Pope Francis on Thursday was curious — and embarrassing — on several levels.
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The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prefect’s May 7 letter offers guidance for the discussion the U.S. bishops intend to have on the issue in June and counsels caution on several grounds.
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Today is the fortieth anniversary of that assassination attempt on John Paul. It falls on Ascension Thursday, but usually Catholics observe it as the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima.
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The extensive reporting by the ‘Financial Times’ about a shady Vatican land transaction in London, and the pandemic’s restrictions, have combined to focus the Holy Father’s attention on this area.
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When does a crisis response become a permanent shift in democratic culture?
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There are many points of unity between Leo XIII and John Paul II, but in social teaching they might be considered the great champions of human freedom.
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