How the influence of religion and a desire for retaliation have made the U.S. penal system exceptional in all the worst ways

Senator Joe McCarthy was devoted to his faith but also devoted to an obsessive hunt for Communism in the halls of the U.S. Government.

It's O.K. if continuing to follow God's voice doesn't mean you end up where you think you're going to end up.

Human trafficking is a dark and complex subject, but the situation is not without hope.

New ministries are trying to help Latino L.G.B.T. Catholics and their families understand each other by working at the intersection of faith, culture and sexuality, reports J.D. Long-García. The first step is talking openly and honestly.

Most of us believe in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a country where people are “judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” But we do not live in such a country, not yet anyway, Matt Malone, S.J. writes.