One effort that transcends party lines is criminal justice reform.
How could someone be a human being and God at the same time? If we think that Jesus did not really suffer emotionally, physically and even spiritually on the cross, we may be less likely to turn to him in our own struggles.
Having the witness of survivors on the Vatican abuse commission is essential.
It is no coincidence that this commission coincided with the start of the Lenten season.
The problems with for-profit prisons are well documented.
As we drape the church in purple, we sharpen the will.
The U.S. bishops’ conference announced on Feb. 8 that it is launching a new National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue to be headed by Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago. • Just days before Pope Francis was scheduled to visit a prison in Ciudad Juárez, a brutal fight between rival factions on Feb