Most adult Catholics in the United States say the church informs their opinions about immigration at least “somewhat,” but only 19 percent say it informs their opinions “very much.”

“In today’s world, democracy—let’s be honest—is not in good health,” the pope said on Sunday.

A Reflection for Friday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Simcha Fisher

A Reflection for Memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and companions, martyrs, by Kevin Clarke

Vandalizing another culture's sacred art is not a heroic act. It is an example of resistance to inculturation, part of the process by which the faith has become rooted in disparate cultures throughout history.

“Policies that criminalize homelessness are a direct contradiction of our call to shelter those experiencing homelessness and care for those in need,” said Archbishop Borys Gudziak said.

Despite his performative Catholicism, Michael Corleone puts more stock in the American vision of freedom than the Christian one.

If we saw up close the brutal toll of our wars, we would be less likely to fight them.