I am Catholic and a historian of Catholics—and over the past few years, I’ve become increasingly convinced that U.S. Catholics need a new account of ourselves...
Peace & Justice
As we head into 2025—a year that Pope Francis has declared a Jubilee year for the church—the United States faces a second Trump presidency, leaving many...
At Just Roots Chicago, a dedicated staff and team of 1,500 volunteers have transformed three and a half acres into a community farm on the site of a demolished...
On December 29, 2024, at age 100, Jimmy Carter died, leaving behind a powerful legacy that can be summarized by the Carter Foundation’s motto: “Waging Peace . ...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) made what many people thought would be lasting changes to U.S. health care when it was passed in 2010. Most people by now take...
Want to visit the most peaceful country in the world this winter? Well, bundle up: You’re on your way to Iceland. That frigid state is the world’s peace leader...
Earlier this year, Lily,* a Catholic doctoral student at a Midwestern college, was looking out the window of their library, intently watching the Catholic...
For our Sounding Board column, U.S. Catholic asks authors to argue one side of a many-sided issue of importance to Catholics...
Around 2 a.m. on November 6, once it was clear what the election outcome would be, I finally went to sleep. It was not a restful night. Every time I woke up, I...
In recent presidential election cycles, “law and order” has dominated U.S. political imagination about criminal justice. When most Americans hear the phrase...
