As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, American Catholics are able as well to reflect on an important truth: We live and pray and work ...

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THE African Catholics who welcomed Pope Paul to their continent last week are among the newest and the oldest Christians in the world. In Egypt, Alexandria had a colony of Christians at the time of ...

Today’s announcement of the resignations of two French bishops suffering from episcopal burnout, and the impending release of a potentially devastating report about sexual abuse allegations at ...

The killing of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, is a sobering inflection point in America's descent into political violence. Whether or not one agreed with Kirk's politics, his death diminishes us all. At ...

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I wanted to dislike Vice President JD Vance’s Communion. For years, he has championed a populist movement whose online culture too often mistakes cruelty for wit and provocation for courage. Before ...

The Southwest city has seen a sharp rise in the number of Catholics living in the area, with the local diocese now the second ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sydney Johnston grew up in a nondenominational Christian household — but now the Upper West Side millennial is a devout Catholic. ...

I read JD Vance’s Communion two days after returning from a week-long workshop—”Writing in an Age of Anxiety”—which immersed ...

WHY SOME countries are rich and others are poor is an enduring debate in economics. Natural resources and friendly climates help only a bit. In contrast, robust political institutions and a steady ...