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The breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 sent shock waves around the world.
A message from the editor in chief.
Pope Francis delivered his annual pre-Christmas address to Roman Curia officials.
While most Americans remain religious, the fundamental belief that religion and politics should operate in separate spheres remains strong in the United States.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador attends a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City July 22, 2019. (CNS photo/Edgard Garrido, Reuters)
Any source of criticism, whether a journalist, another politician or a member of civil society, can count on a barrage of invective from the president, senior members of his cabinet and often from among the millions of López Obrador’s online followers.
The four churchwomen chose to stay and to suffer, as St. Romero had once said, “the same fate as the poor.”

‘You have found favor with God.’ (Lk 1:30)

Supporters of President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joseph Biden approach each other on a street in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 7, after major news media declared that Mr. Biden had won the presidential election. (CNS photo/Jonathan Drake, Reuters)
After another divisive election, conciliation will be slow, difficult work, writes Bill McCormick, S.J. And some Catholic thinkers are wondering if the price for unity is too high.
If the price of admission within your peer group is the frequent suppression of your conscience, I would like to argue that the price is too high.
Vatican-U.S. relations have grown increasingly strained in recent years, but the election of Joe Biden has prompted hopes for improved diplomatic ties.