Too many political decisions during the pandemic were justified on supposedly scientific grounds when they should have been subject to democratic deliberation and debate.
The uproar surrounding Cardinal Cupich’s decision to honor Dick Durbin for his work on immigration reform reveals more about the divisions in the U.S. Church than it does about either man.
In her new collection ‘Becoming Ghost,’ poet Cathy Linh Che tries to make sense of her family's history, the Vietnam War, and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film ‘Apocalypse Now.’
Since the release of 'Fratelli tutti' five years ago, the encyclical's call for human fraternity, social friendship, and a culture of encounter has lost none of its salience.
Stephen Harrigan’s book ‘Sorrowful Mysteries’ gives a stirring account of the historical, political, and spiritual impacts of the 1917 apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Fátima.
Seeing God’s work in the patterns of the natural world can be a beautiful thing, provided we avoid making a scientific, causal hypothesis out of our experiences.
The socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg embodied precisely what we need today: a politics that seeks the flourishing of all creatures and recognizes the radicalism of that demand.
On the fourth and final episode of 'The Counterweight,' Miguel Diaz, the ninth U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, discusses his experiences as a diplomat and the effects of Trump's 'America First' agenda.
How can the Church and civil society honor the humanity of those dealing with mental illness? In this symposium, three authors discuss serving the least of these.
