The Catholic Church on Long Island once was a recognized leader in social justice work, running scores of advocacy groups at the parish level that dealt with everything from nuclear weapons to the ...

The new pope has taken a name that recalls Pope Leo XIII, who wrote the outline for modern Catholic social justice teaching. Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on May 8, 2025. Pope Leo XIII, the leader of ...

Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Bishop Richard Moth, who regularly speaks out on social concerns such as prisons, as the new ...

DETROIT (AP) — Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit who for decades was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice, died Thursday. He was 94.

The Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has reaffirmed the Church’s commitment to compassion, human dignity, and social justice in ...

I am a Catholic sister, and my blueprint for how I live my life is found in the Gospel of Matthew's Chapter 25, in which Jesus instructs his followers to feed the poor, help the sick and console ...

Many of the debates over Humanae Vitae are as old as the 1968 papal document itself. Much of it has been intense — indeed, I can very clearly remember a time in the Church in the U.S. (importantly, ...

Just over a month after laying off several staff members of a controversial department specializing in social justice initiatives, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced a new ...

(RNS) — Less than two weeks after many U.S. bishops made a strong show of support for the conference’s domestic anti-poverty initiative, staff members from that initiative and others were laid off on ...

A Catholic university defended its appointment of a pro-choice "social justice" activist nun as the school's commencement speaker on Thursday amid backlash. Sacred Heart University has invited Sister ...