The University of Notre Dame is awarding the prestigious Laetare medal, an honor reserved exclusively for American Catholics, to Timothy Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics.

The nominees suggest "that both pure materialism and organized religion are either harmful or insufficient for addressing the problems of life," writes Joseph Holmes. "The answer is for individuals to ...

Pope Leo XIV demanded a ceasefire in the Middle East on Sunday in his strongest comments to date, directly addressing the leaders who launched the war in Iran.

Opposing philosophies, distilled from two ancient sacred texts, are colliding in horrific ways, writes columnist Phyllis ...

The move and the consolidation of Leo's team suggest a new chapter is opening as his pontificate nears the one-year mark.