On Advent, administrations, and the art of waiting
Daryl Grigsby on how to apply the ethos of anticipating the coming savior to the challenges of an incoming Trump-Vance White House.
Conservatism
California Catholic bishops mark solidarity with migrants on Guadalupe feast
A similar message from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decried "racism" and "xenophobia", though without naming politicians or parties.
Thoughts from a Black Catholic on the second Trump presidency
Dr. Ronald E. Smith gives a prayerful take on the return of the Republican firebrand, with an eye on the economy and level-headed engagement.
Catholic with neo-Nazi ties sentenced to life in prison for murder of gay Jewish teen
The attorney for Samuel Woodward, who stabbed a former high school classmate at an Orange County, Calif., park in 2018, has said he will appeal.
Dueling ideologies and a curious case of the cat-got tongue at 2024 bishops' meeting in Baltimore
Would that the nation's Catholic prelates took a stand on social clarity (and charity) in 2024. Alas, it was not so, writes Nate Tinner-Williams.
I am a Black Catholic man worried about (another) America under Donald Trump.
Daryl Grigsby on the moral and ethical betrayal of Catholic social teaching and a Church laity (and hierarchy) that seems to be nodding right along.
The latest Trump victory shows we've lost the plot.
Dorothy Dempsey on the state of affairs in a post-Trump, pre-Trump American moment.
Vatican's top cardinal speaks on Donald Trump's second presidential victory
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's Secretary of State, contrasted Trump's campaign promises with reality, human dignity, and Pope Francis.
Catholic Democrats press Trump to disavow Puerto Rico remarks
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's comments at a New York GOP rally last month have sparked bipartisan censure amid a defiant Trump campaign stance.
The Synod on Synodality is over. What does the final document say?
The topic of women's leadership again saw opposition, as did local episcopal authority, but consensus increased compared to last year's synthesis.
Which is the 'lesser evil' this November?
Dr. Ronald E. Smith on how to interpret Pope Francis' recent voting guidance for Catholics in the United States.
Does Kamala hate Catholics?
She has long taken heat for questioning conservative Catholic values, but her full record complicates blanket claims of anti-Catholicism.
Does a peaceful person live here?
Tulio Huggins on the conundrum of former President Donald Trump at an annual Catholic fundraising gala gone spiritually awry.
What does JD Vance—and Springfield, Ohio—owe Haitian immigrants?
Jack Champagne on the GOP vice presidential candidate's fixation on the immigrant other—and the malformed Catholic imagination that animates it.
'Slave owners were the minority': GOP Senate candidate Royce White
The 33-year-old Black Catholic has a history of inflammatory comments and is running to unseat three-term incumbent Amy Klobuchar.
Poem: THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN
Dorothy Dempsey on shifting sands and the void of hope in a troubled American moment.