Pope Francis told journalists Saturday that their profession has a great responsibility, the foundation of which should be humility. "Humility is an essential virtue for spiritual life; but I would ...
As many Catholics try to understand what Pope Francis might mean by a "synodal church," he highlighted some of the essential characteristics — especially humility and trust — in homilies and speeches ...
On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope Francis gave a reminder that God exalts those who humble themselves. “Today, looking at Mary assumed into heaven, we can say that ...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-- Theologian Paul Lakeland, addressing several hundred Catholic theologians here today, called for a good dose of additional humility as our church looks out at the world. His talk ...
Has the pontiff regained the moral high ground, and with it the respect and trust of the global Catholic community? That’s the question Pope Francis will find the answer to in the coming year, as he ...
Professor Scott Hahn on Friday, April 4, spoke to Harvard’s Catholic Church, St. Paul’s, about the saving truth of Scripture. Hahn, one of today’s most well-known American Catholic scholars, has ...
In trying to live up to Jesus’s message about solidarity with the poor, Pope Francis has called for a church geared to social justice. This pope wants church officials to live more modestly. As he ...
Ross Douthat at the ‘Civility in America Part 1: Religion’ event held at The Sheen Center in New York, Dec. 13, 2018. (Photo: America/Antonio DeLoera-Brust) Ross Douthat is up to something. He has ...
What do all major world religions have in common? One answer came from the late Joyce Foster, a Benedictine oblate who spent the last years of her very long life writing a book on the virtue of ...