Catholic Social Teaching

Tennessee Judge Sam Benningfield has rescinded his controversial order offering reduced sentences to prisoners who would undergo sterilization procedures. “We are glad to have learned that (the policy) has been canceled,” said Rick Musacchio, director of communications for the diocese... Read more

I participated in the Convocation, representing The Station of the Cross Catholic Radio Network, and here I offer you an honest reflection on my experience. The Good Truly there was much good to be affirmed at the Convocation: Daily Mass, a Eucharistic Adoration chapel, a Eucharistic... Read more

LOS ANGELES—When David Herrmann first met Chris, he thought the 13-year-old boy was a typical blond kid rolling down Venice Beach Boardwalk on his skateboard. Herrmann liked Chris: The kid was polite and unassuming and always asked if he could pass out burritos and bottled water to the homeless... Read more

A philosophy teacher of mine once asked me to define a chair. At first, I thought he was joking, but he pressed me for the definition, so I eventually offered that a chair is something you sit on. Simple. "But," he replied, "you could sit on a table, right? And that wouldn't make a table a... Read more

Pope Francis recently gave a talk at the TED international conference, which brings in influential speakers. The talk - a surprise for all in the audience - recapitulated the key themes of the Argentinian pope’s view of the human person: We are all related and interconnected; scientific... Read more

Here's yet another reason why it's insane to push Christians out of the public square. In his new book, "The Benedict Option," my friend Rod Dreher makes a sobering and sadly accurate claim: "Christians who hold to the biblical teaching about sex and marriage, have the same status in culture,... Read more

Washington D.C., Mar 13, 2017 / 04:46 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Amid war and famine in South Sudan, the Catholic Church is still serving the most vulnerable even as the government has collapsed. The Church is the “only functioning institution in civil society,” Neil Corkery, president of... Read more

Through its annual rice bowl initiative, Catholic Relief Services has announced it will be promoting a “culture of encounter” in its Lenten operation. “At a time when there is so much conflict in the world, this Lenten program gives people of all ages a way to respond to human suffering... Read more

New research shows that a great many of our older people are suffering from loneliness, as you can read here. This is not news, but it is good to be reminded of this, as it should spur us on to do something about this terrible situation, which represents not just a great deal of unnecessary... Read more

The year ahead promises to be a challenging year for the Catholic Church. Thus some new year’s wishes: I wish Catholic progressives a calmer 2017 than they managed in 2016. The last months of the year now fading into the rear-view mirror were marked by an extraordinary number of bilious... Read more