“More than objects, they are human beings.” said Cardinal Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State.

In a new episode of Voting Catholic, Sebastian Gomes speaks with the economist Tony Annett about the causes of inflation—and with Catherine Orr, a pastoral associate in Wisconsin, about the pressure of rising prices for gas and other goods.

Catholicism’s decline was especially noticeable in Quebec, the French-speaking and historically Catholic province where secularism is considered a key cultural value.

Listening to the album anew, I can see how Carey’s songs shed light on the spiritual and psychological struggles of children of divorce (like Mariah Carey and I).

A Reflection for the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles, by Zac Davis

New data offers insight into the beliefs of U.S. Catholics ahead of the midterm elections, with differences among white and Hispanic Catholics .

As an outstanding student of the Gospels, the Rev. John Meier set himself to present the historical Jesus to the world, producing in five volumes one of the longest works ever published on the life and person of Jesus.

Following the listening phase of the Synod on Synodality, a mix of religious, clergy and lay people gathered in Frascati, Italy, to synthesize reports from around the world. Austen Ivereigh took part and gives this insider’s account.

I have covered this growing pessimism about our political system in previous columns, but the evidence keeps coming.

A threatened strike by freight rail workers is not about wages but about the right to take time off for a doctor’s appointment or to care for a sick child. Catholic social teaching supports this right for all workers.