Pope Francis

Anna Rowlands spoke with Catholic News Service about the significance of the pope’s statements surrounding just war theory and slavery and how they fit within the broader themes of “Magnifica Humanitas.”

The U.S. bishops will dedicate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11 in celebration of the 250th anniversary.

In the decade since Pope Francis issued a wide-ranging document on pastoral care for the family, the Catholic Church in the U.S. has leaned into ministries that address often hidden suffering, including infertility, child loss and domestic violence.

Catholic writer Kathryn Jean Lopez speaks about the loving, human encounters that can spread what St. John Paul II called “the Gospel of Life,” even in difficult times.

Ahead of the United Nations’ annual climate conference, two U.S. Catholic bishops and the leader of a top Catholic aid agency are calling for urgent, long-term action to safeguard both creation and humanity.

Five years after the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical on fraternal love, and amid a rise in political violence, the leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops is pleading for a rediscovery of — and respect for — a common humanity.

One of the most powerful ways to respond is by living out the virtue of solidarity. Solidarity means standing together as a community to protect the rights and dignity of all people.

The modern tradition of Catholic social teaching (CST) — the toolbox of principles the church calls us to draw upon to build the just social order — was instigated by Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903). We now have a new pope, Leo XIV, who is reminding us of this corpus of teaching as a resource as the world is torn by war and faces the challenge of a new digital industrial revolution.