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It is a myth that a degree in philosophy is “worthless,” writes Kristina Grob. Not only does it provide job skills, studying philosophy helps us to clarify the values guiding our lives.

Pope Francis: “In the next few weeks, I invite you to tackle together the pressing questions that the pandemic has brought to the fore, social ills above all.”

Reflecting on Dorothy Day's spiritual life has helped me navigate my own.

"The Laywoman Project" is a book primarily about changing concepts of women’s vocation during that rapidly moving decade.

Death by lynching and death by crucifixion are atrocities of the worst order. But such killings say different things about the societies in which they are committed.

From its very inception, the mission of Planned Parenthood has been, in effect, to target, control and ultimately reduce vulnerable, “undesirable” populations.

Cardinal Angelo Scola, the runner-up in the last papal conclave, has come out strongly against those, especially within the church, who frequently and increasingly attack Pope Francis.

The question comes down to this: Are you really pro-life? Do you reverence all lives—the check-out clerk as much as the unborn child?

Mask-wearing at church has paralleled public mask use in general, which has seen variance across the state and country.

What is the moral imperative behind the government’s urgency to hasten the death of its citizens?

The headlines have stoked cynicism, but the Paycheck Protection Program have helped U.S. parishes to remain open during the pandemic. Pastoral associate Fran Rossi Szpylczyn explains how.

Hint: He’s not another Francis.

It is up to individual Catholics to make the case to church leaders.

U.S. bishops: “The Paycheck Protection Program was designed to protect the jobs of Americans from all walks of life, regardless of whether they work for for-profit or non-profit employers, faith-based or secular.”

Absent relief, more and more private schools will close, hurting local economies on the way.