In their joint statement, the Texas bishops echoed Chief Manley’s appeal to the community. “We ask all people in our dioceses to remain vigilant, and to pray and work for peace,” the bishops said.

Review of Ross Douthat's latest book, "To Change the Church." While the church always strives to honor what Jesus said about divorce and remarriage, it has made pastoral accommodations since its earliest days.

While the vast majority of Vermont students are eligible for the vouchers, which pay the full cost of up to two college classes, students who attend religious and other private schools are not.

Can inside jokes among those who already speak the language of the church appeal to the outside world?

Many of us have learned the hard way that “L.G.B.T.” is a trigger for some Catholics to become very un-Christian.

Wherever you stand on the matter, it's clear that the church teaching on ordination represents a problem for evangelization.