John Courtney Murray is the most significant Catholic theologian the church in the United States has ever produced.

When Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, was asked at a press conference in Rome on April 23 whether Senator John F. Kerry should be denied Communion, he responded: “The law of the church is clear. The church exists in the United

The church must protect the community from harm, but it must also protect the human rights of each individual who may face an accusation.

By now it is clear to anyone interested in the Catholic Church that there are no longer enough priests to celebrate Mass in many parishes.

Child sexual abuse, in the priesthood and in society at large, is a complex issue that does not admit of simple understandings or simple solutions.

A major problem now exists for the future of priestly vocations because of “the alliteration of priest and pedophile.”