National Catholic RegisterOpinion

What ‘Rerum Novarum’ Said to Modern Society

COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical, issued 135 years ago, demonstrated how the Catholic Church’s teaching, rooted in ...
UCA NewsOpinion

Sexuality is not the Church’s only moral issue

Christian moral theology engages a wide range of topics that affect human experience, but the problem begins when one issue ...
National Catholic RegisterOpinion

Cardinal Eijk: Same-Sex Synod Report Must Be Forcefully Refuted

By elevating such testimonies without doctrinal commentary, the report effectively normalizes homosexual relationships within ...
America Magazine

Theology departments can’t just focus on academics. Spiritual and moral formation are needed, too.

Editor’s note: This article, a response to “The crisis in Catholic theology” by Grant Kaplan, is part of The Conversation, a new initiative of America Media offering diverse perspectives on important ...
National Catholic Reporter

Catholic outrage at Ostermann Notre Dame appointment an intellectual and pastoral failure

The Catholic intellectual tradition is not built on avoiding difficult arguments. It is built on disputation, moral reasoning and the weighing of competing goods in a fallen world. Catholic moral ...
Boston College

Reflecting on Pope Francis's vision for the Church

For more than a decade, Pope Francis has led the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing collegiality in ecclesial governance and focusing global priorities on the poor, the marginalized, and the ...