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The Holy Father met this week with mayors from over 60 of the world’s cities to discuss “climate change and human trafficking.” That might seem like an odd combination, but understanding why Pope [...]

On the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul last month, Francis gave a homily in St. Peter’s Basilica for the occasion of the blessing of the sacred palliums for the new metropolitan archbishops. [...]

“Pope Francis says earth resembles ‘an immense pile of filth.’” When Pope Francis published his encyclical Laudato Si’ on June 18, much of the immediate media coverage focused on this passage and [...]

More than 300 representatives of Catholic social service organizations and parishes from across the country came out in force at Catholic University this month to answer Pope Francis’s urgent [...]

With the posting of my first blog, I think it might be useful for readers to understand a little bit about my background. I have been on the faculty of the National Catholic School of Social [...]

As members of The Catholic University of America community prepare to welcome Pope Francis to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and the University campus, many are [...]

Friends have been asking about what we can expect from Pope Francis when he visits us in September. While it is true that we’ve come to expect the unexpected from this Holy Father, the question [...]

The Office for Catechesis of the Archdiocese of Washington has developed a number of educational materials to help families, individuals, parish religious education programs, and Catholic schools [...]

In anticipation of Pope Francis’s visit to the United States, I have watched with interest his current travels and his pastoral outreach to our southern neighbors. Last week, Pope Francis visited [...]

In the months leading up to Pope Francis’s visit to the United States in September, Catholic University is highlighting the work members of the CUA family are doing in the community. The [...]