Scopes “Monkey Trial” in Tennessee, where a teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution, continues to influence debates on ...

As Catholics, we are taught to see the face of Christ in the suffering of the imprisoned, the migrant child, the asylum ...

Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

Ahead of Independence Day, the National Catholic Bioethics Center’s Edward Furton presented a lecture in the nation’s capital ...

Francis-aligned’ bishops are following the late pope’s lead in stirring debate where politics and pastoral issues meet.

The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to estimate how many Americans have connections with Catholicism, to measure religious beliefs and practices among U.S. Catholics, and to explore what ...

July Fourth Celebration Prompts Catholic Reflection on Religion and US Founding ‘The American founding rests on a commitment to religious truth that can be known by reason.’ ...

Terminology Throughout this report, when we use the term Catholic we are referring to U.S. adults who say they are Catholic when asked about their religion. We use the following terms when referring ...