“Not everything that is technically possible or feasible is therefore ethically acceptable.”

I have been trying with all my heart—with all my mind, with all my soul, to live peaceably with a terror that has been grafted onto me.

The U.S. State Department often misses its deadline to release a list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom — or doesn’t release a list at all.

He came from an Irish family of profound Catholic convictions. Faith for him was a very precious inheritance for facing the difficulties of life.

“To love the poor means to combat all forms of poverty, spiritual and material."

Cardinal Bernardin’s consistent ethic of life could be helpful as the church grapples with issues like migration, health care and even taxes, some bishops say.