"We really have to wake up and get serious about tackling this issue, particularly reducing our energy consumption and reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

The fossil fuel divestment movement, which started in the 2000s, has become a mainstay of activism on college campuses.

“This hypothesis—that the reality of personal sexual misconduct by bishops...was a factor which inclined some bishops not to vigorously pursue allegations of abuse among their clergy—I believe that this is a valid hypothesis.”

Regardless of who wins in November, what happens next for the social-justice movement in America?

Six bishops representing episcopal conferences on five continents issued a joint statement calling on the international community to take immediate action against climate change.

A fatalistic attitude is not the proper response to climate change.

In a two page-letter, Pope Francis made clear not only his personal esteem for the cardinal but also that he stands by him, and the reasons for this.

Many of dePaola’s most delightful characters are those who persevere in the worthy effort to simply be themselves.

The meeting of the Synod of Bishops on young people is an opportunity for an ongoing conversation between everyday lived experience and church teachings.

He was a French novice monk in Syria. She was a journalist who wanted to become a nun. Then, they fell in love.