There is neither a better time nor occasion than the Jubilee Year to abolish the death penalty in the United States, especially at the state level.

Turning 80, as I do this month, I can no longer kid myself that death is a distant reality. While the temptation is to look back on regrets in my …

Nick Norman says firefighters and law enforcement were of little assistance in protecting his Altadena neighborhood from wildfires and looters Jan. 8 and 9, but many in the community came …

Readings for the Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Reading 1 Hebrews 6:10-20 Brothers and sisters: God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love …

Promising to deport “millions and millions” of migrants and repeating his “drill, baby, drill” mantra, Trump’s second inaugural speech could have been a campaign speech if not for the venue, …

WASHINGTON – In response to the Executive Orders that are expected to be signed today by President Trump, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offered the following statement from …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told U.S. President Donald Trump he hoped that the nation would prosper under his leadership and make no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion. …

WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, and has appointed Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of …

In the latest “The Nonviolent Jesus” podcast, John Dear and Bernard Lafayette, founder of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, discuss Martin Luther King Jr., “Kingian” nonviolence and hopes …

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deserves to have his legacy of non-violence, love and justice recalled in the context of Catholic social teaching.