This chapter exclusively explores views and experiences among U.S. Catholics (i.e., the 20% of U.S. adults who say they are Catholic when asked about their present religion). Many Americans who are ...

Pope Leo XIV's apostolic exhortation on love for the poor, Dilexi Te ("I Have Loved You"), released by the Vatican Oct. 9, ...

St. John Paul II’s teaching gives language to the deeper meaning of this work: that our body reveals our call to relationship ...

Pope Francis led Catholics around the world for a dozen years, and for some younger adults he is the pope they thought of as their own - concerned about the environment, the poor and peace. NPR ...

Little wonder that American Catholicism can get skewed in its priorities and in its focus. Recently it’s pro-life stance had ...

"Nun" was pretty low on the list of Sister Barbara's early career options. "I certainly did not intend to become a sister," she says recently, standing outside her modest Missouri apartment in jeans ...