The Vatican’s October 2009 announcement of a special process to admit Anglicans to the Roman Catholic Church raised questions for many who perhaps thought that...
Interfaith
Explore U.S. Catholic articles on interfaith dialogue—stories and resources fostering understanding and collaboration among different faith communities.
One may not expect to find a Christian monastery in the mountains of Syria, much less one led by an Italian Jesuit. But Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi (The Monastery...
In one of her Boston College courses, Rabbi Ruth Langer traces anti-Judaism through Christian texts. “My students are shocked to hear the kind of...
The new Catholic translations of the Mass pose a stumbling block to ecumenical relations, says a Lutheran liturgy scholar. One of the great joys that I have...
The church isn't always the loving Body of Christ we imagine ourselves to be. James Carroll nevertheless defends our faith in God, who saves us imperfect...
A hot dog tastes better when served with a side of justice. 'We answer to a higher authority” is the tagline for Hebrew National’s famously...
There’s much in Islam that favors women, says this scholar. As sisters in faith Muslim and Catholic women can seek out such traditions together. The...
Now is not the time to rush World War II's pope to a place among the beatified. "But why now?" came the bewildered question from my fellow...
Christians can manage to be the one church of Christ without agreeing on everything. A church divided over the role of women, at war over the place of gays and...
The smarty-pants answer is that it happens all the time. There’s no security check at Communion stations. Ushers seldom rack up more than a couple of Communion...
