As we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. this month, it is worth remembering that despite the intensely political nature of his ministry and activism, Dr. King was himself not a politician so much as a prophet.

Our civic duty requires us to rise above partisan and sectional interests and to act to preserve the constitutional order.

Why we need to uphold our arms control agreement with Russia and take the existential threat of nuclear weapons more seriously.

Why we need legislation to clarify the scope of executive privilege and to establish a streamlined legal process to resolve such claims.

President Trump has raised the stakes in the impeachment drama by questioning the integrity and motives of civil servants who have chosen to testify at the congressional hearings.

“Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church,” an ambitious podcast created and hosted by America’s national correspondent, Michael J. O’Loughlin, premiers Dec. 1.

Hate crimes, particularly directed at the Jewish community, are stubbornly persistent both worldwide and in the United States, the editors write.

As the U.S. bishops begin their meetings with Pope Francis, held every five years, here are some of the topics that need to be discussed.

The Pew Research Center recently declared that so-called nones, or the religiously unaffiliated, make up 26 percent of the U.S. population, up from 17 percent only a decade ago.

One of the most significant questions we now face in the church is how to commit to the path of “synodal conversion,” overcoming fear and distrust.