Pope Leo has said that just war theory—which has often been used to defend, not prevent violence—is now outdated. Pope Leo ...

The story of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22 is supposed to be about God's just and peaceful kingdom. Then the king said to ...

Eli McCarthy teaches at Georgetown University in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies as well as the Justice and Peace Studies program. He ...

Our spiritual community extends beyond humanity. And your creaturely companion could be waiting for you to join them in ...

Allison Holst-Grubbe offers a reflection for the twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 11, year A: To be clothed in ...

But St. Francis of Assisi is someone who still matters today, and in some surprising ways. In our time marked by increasing ...

Allison Holst-Grubbe serves as a cantor and Director of Community Engagement at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church and The Franciscan Center for Urban ...

Introducing In Their Own Words, a new web column from U.S. Catholic. In these essays, academics and other experts provide short, evidence-based explanations of prominent Catholic figures’ views on an ...

They say the church is not a democracy…but it still hosts historically important elections. Councils, synods, and even parishes often employ democratic norms in their decision-making processes. But, ...

First of all, let me address the elephant in the room: This is a Testaments column, but I am not Alice Camille. I know that, for many of our subscribers and readers, Alice is a trusted and beloved ...

Kate Bowler is an author, podcast host, and professor at Duke University. She is author of Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel (Oxford University Press).