The meeting of the Synod of Bishops on young people is an opportunity for an ongoing conversation between everyday lived experience and church teachings.

We have been told we are too gay or too female or too mentally ill or too divorced to serve in the church.

The U.S. bishops’ Dallas Charter to protect minors is working. Its principles should be applied to all Americans who work with children.

A room full of bishops talking about themselves and what they need to do to govern effectively is not the right move at this time.

The closer you are to Christ, the more confidently you can trust your instincts.

It is true that “sometimes we are the ones who betray the Gospel,” the pope said.