The Rev. Michael J. Himes was a theologian who taught with energy, order, concreteness, wit—and exuberance.

These hearings are an attempt to reassure us all that the American story we were taught as kids is not some fairytale that adults told us to help us sleep or to make us easier to manipulate.

The defenders of democracy need a vision beyond opposition to Donald Trump.

The U.S. bishops’ decision to shut down Catholic News Service by the end of this year will deprive the rest of the world of a reliable and authoritative source for the church’s take on things.

Too often the pro-life movement has been tempted into the pursuit of political power and domination over pro-choice opponents. But women worried about their rights are not the enemy.

Rosemary Radford Ruether, who died on May 21, deliberately lived both within the Catholic tradition and on its margins.