Fifty years after the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the church faces new challenges. In this final installment of a three-part series, Rev. Verity A...
Science and technology
Find U.S. Catholic articles on science, technology, and ethics—insights and reflections for navigating faith in a rapidly changing world.
Our family went to Chicago’s Adler Planetarium last year and saw the feature Cosmic Collisions. This was not a soothing, gaze-at-the-night-sky experience...
In a 1995 episode of the popular TV drama The X-Files, FBI agent Fox Mulder—a true believer in extraterrestrial life—has a quick exchange with his partner Dana...
Our American Spirit is stuck–and I’m not talking about that intangible dimension of our national identity that keeps us upbeat and confident in...
Recent films and TV series shine a light on the plight of aliens among us. Television and movie screens were chock-full of aliens this summer: scary...
Catholics are using the latest tools to connect ancient faith with today’s digital reality. Less than a decade ago, social and media wouldn’t have been seen...
In one month last year Americans spent 63.5 billion minutes engaging in social media. Drawing conclusions from another study, a January article in the...
In Pope Benedict XVI’s message for last year’s World Day of Communications, he summoned pastors to make the most of today’s technology to foster dialogue...
A web video competition shows young Catholics how they can share their faith online. God’s providence can manifest through technology, according to Suzanne...
The age of the universe alone requires us to talk about creation and Christ in new language. “The whole cosmos, from the big bang on, is that Word of God being...







