The holding of immigrants in detention centers, usually contracted out by Immigrant and Custom Enforcement (ICE) to private jailers, has come under severe...
U.S. Catholic Blog
The Catholic world is abuzz with a new book about the late Pope John Paul's "heroic sanctity" by the main advocate for his beatification cause...
Back when I was in (public) high school, we had an interesting assignment for health class: We had to ask our parents, "What if I got pregnant?"...
A Michigan arms manufacturer has been in the news after negative publicity forced the company "to voluntarily stop putting references to scripture on all...
In recent months newspapers have exposed the deplorable conditions in immigration detention centers, reporting that detainees were being denied legal rights...
An excellent essay in the UK Guardian by Keith Chappell on next month's meeting between the Irish bishops and Pope Benedict XVI regarding the sex abuse...
Charlotte Allen has an interesting take on the deaths of super-feminist theologian Mary Daly, who died January 3, and Vatican II peritus Edward Schillebeeckx...
Let's get one thing straight. While we like to say many things about God from our extremely limited vantage point (usually from cushy armchairs or pricey...
Today marks the one year anniversary of the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Last year it seemed that most of the country was filled with hope...
Our managing editor, Bryan Cones, received an email from Fr. John Dear, peace activist and author, this morning informing us of a special fund that Catholic...
