In the wake of Vatican II, the teaching nuns of a convent find their way of life being jettisoned by a revenue-challenged church.

Drew Christiansen, S.J., reviews "Catholicism and Citizenship" by Massimo Faggioli

The World Communion of Reformed Churches signed a declaration this week endorsing the 1999 Catholic-Lutheran agreement on how Christians might be worthy of salvation in the eyes of God.

Reconnecting the church “with the energy of the Second Vatican Council,” may be the pope’s greatest achievement, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington said in an exclusive interview as the fourth anniversary of the pope’s election approaches.

The inspiration for public theology lies in the Catholic belief that the church has a role in transforming the wider society under the influence of the Gospel.

Pope Francis: "At times, I find myself in front of persons who are very rigid. And I ask myself: How come such rigidity?”