Elise Italiano Ureneck, Catholic News Service

One of my assignments as a theology graduate assistant was to deliver a 90-minute lecture on St. John Paul II's 1995 encyclical "Evangelium Vitae"...

To my post-quarantine self: I'm writing to remind you of how things were during the COVID-19 pandemic, to chronicle some lessons you learned, and to...

Years ago when I taught high school theology, I was tasked with developing a curriculum for senior students focused on bioethics and the church's...

The advent of the novel coronavirus has set into motion so many unprecedented actions and effects that it’s hard to keep track or make...

In each issue of the tabloid Us Weekly, there is a spread titled "Stars: They’re Just Like Us!" featuring paparazzi photos of celebrities engaged...

I find the pressure to make New Year’s resolutions a bit oppressive. It’s not that I don’t find it valuable to make a list...

While I can rattle off a long list of positive things about being raised in the Northeast (the quality of bagels, access to cultural...

During the month of November, the Catholic Church asks the faithful to spend 30 days praying for the dead. Pope Francis has underscored this directive:...

Unless you were sleeping last month, you probably caught at least a glimpse of the newsmaking 16-year-old Swede, Greta Thunberg, on her U.S. tour....

There is a special kind of humiliation (and humor, if you’re a good sport), reserved for pregnant women who skew a little bit above...