"I think we're going to go through a dark night of the soul as a country on this issue," said Dylan Corbett, executive director of the Hope Border Institute. "But I do have a lot of hope."

A prominent Catholic bishop and commentator has waded into the ongoing culture war over empathy and its role in Christianity, siding with conservative influencers who argue that practicing empathy car...

Discerning Deacons is planning more than 50 virtual forums to engage Catholics in the discernment about women in the diaconate, two of which are specific to Catholic sisters.

The USPS Board of Governors has the power the protect vote-by-mail, but they are not doing their job. Will you send them a message?

The pope's beloved team lost to the Cincinnati Reds, but the hat giveaway was a huge hit with fans.

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On this week's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear reflects on Franz Jägerstӓtter, his wife Franziska, and his beatification in Austria.

Social Security and Medicare could be on the chopping block if we don’t act now. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) in the House and Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R...

Nolan's film is fundamentally about how war changes everyone; when dehumanization and murder is institutionalized, social morals disappear.

At some point beyond the current chaos, our children and grandchildren will be able to read the accumulated record and they will have to contend with the fact that we were complicit in a national era ...

In Magnifica Humanitas, the pope says just war theory is "outdated," condemns lethal AI weapons and asks pardon for the church's delayed condemnation of slavery.

Written by Gerald R Gioglio of Colorado Springs, CO, United States, short story 'Still of the Night' is listed as Fiction under Short stories for All Ages in the theme of Love stories / Romance storie...

The pope's refusal to let President Donald Trump misrepresent his position on nuclear weapons points to a "deeper moral problem increasingly present in public life," Fr. Enzo Del Brocco writes.

"The reason the pope vs. president meme is likely to continue is not the lousy arguments with which acolytes are arming the White House," writes NCR's Michael Sean  Winters. "It is the means."

Veterans entered the Capitol peacefully to stop another catastrophe before Congress funds more funerals.

The new rule will register men automatically rather than require them to register themselves within 30 days of their 18th birthdays.

Though not an official status, in South America "women's diaconate already exists as a daily service and as a baptismal vocation," said Fr. José Luís Loyola, president of CLAR.

"Christian hope is nothing like optimism or the unfounded conviction that 'everything will work out fine,' " writes Daniel P. Horan.

The Pentagon has made a deal with Scouting America that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says would maintain their century-old partnership but refocus the organization away from “woke” policies.

Jesus famously proclaimed, "No one can serve two masters." As the country continues to reel from the shooting of Alex Pretti, Catholics are making it clear who they are choosing to serve. It isn't alw...

Written by Gerald R Gioglio of Colorado Springs, CO, United States, short story 'Stupid Kid Tricks' is listed as Fiction under Short stories for Adults in the theme of Action & Adventure stories, with...

Military Archbishop Timothy Broglio's recent statements on conscientious objection demonstrate the relevance of Catholic moral teaching for Catholics who oppose authoritarianism, writes David E. DeCos...

In a wounded, polarized world, "people are not merely asking for efficiency or strength," writes Stan Chu IIo. "They are searching for leadership that can heal, rehumanize and sow hope where cynicism ...

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With his invasion of Venezuela and capture of its leader, President Trump dares us to take stock, dares us to say that he has gone too far, and dares us to engage in acts of resistance equal to his de...

Labeling the “other” as vermin and a list of horrid names sets the stage for a loss of freedom and liberty, to say nothing of the loss of humanity. The images of Auschwitz-Birkenau are seared on my so...

Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.

The verdict against women deacons is the body of Christ trying to move forward into history with one foot tethered to a Bernini column. No matter how generous the tether, the resultant journey is in e...

Kate Hennessy, the Catholic Worker co-founder's granddaughter, said Day is a model for her fellow believers "to grasp faith and trust with all we have, even if it is by our bleeding fingertips."

We are living in an authoritarian epoch; not only in the United States, but globally. What books and films can offer context, instruction and even hope during this trying moment?

On November 1, 42 million Americans lost their SNAP benefits. Sign our Christian petition demanding that the USDA release emergency funding now.

42 million Americans may not be able to put food on the table this month. Millions more are finding out that their health insurance premiums are skyrocketing -- by thousands of dollars in some cases. ...

Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

Written by Gerald R Gioglio of Colorado Springs, CO, United States, short story 'Travel Buddies (Part 2)' is listed as Fiction under Short stories for Adults in the theme of Action & Adventure stories...

With historic healthcare cuts and cost increases looming, Republicans chose to force a Trump Shutdown rather than address the healthcare crisis and limit Trump’s lawless manipulation of federal funds....

Once again, Christian clergy and lay leaders are showing moral leadership by resisting Trump's cruel attacks on immigrants and people of color. ICE and its allies are attacking them for it.

In central Vietnam's Quang Tri province, once one of the fiercest battlefields of the Vietnam War, workers walk the land finding hidden unexploded ordnance.

Written by Gerald R Gioglio of Colorado Springs, CO, United States, short story 'Travel Buddies (Part 1)' is listed as Fiction under Short stories for Adults in the theme of Love stories / Romance sto...

A group of Catholics who marched to a Chicago immigration processing center and were prevented from giving Communion to detainees said they are not about to back down.