Mark Pattison

Political commentator Mark Shields, who died June 18 at age 85, often wore his Catholic faith on his sleeve in his columns, commentary and talks around the country.

Jesuit Fr. Sam Sawyer has been named the editor-in-chief of America magazine, a national weekly Jesuit publication based in New York. Currently a senior editor and the director of digital strategy at America Media, of which the magazine is a part, Sawyer will start in his new role Dec. 1

Labor advocates were urged to follow the legacy of Msgr. George Higgins, the foremost "labor priest" of the 20th century, during a May 2 forum celebrating the Chicago priest's efforts on behalf of workers.

A new study conducted for the bishops by Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate found that among seminarians slated for ordination this year the percentage who are white is 63%, down from 65% last year.

The cost of food in the United States has been going up as of late, but that's not the biggest problem as this year's growing season begins. What's a bigger problem than high prices? You name it: dry weather, climate change, war and spot food shortages around the world.

Present and past colleagues of Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen paid tribute to the Middle East and foreign policy scholar and former magazine editor who died April 6.

Jesuit Fr. Drew Christiansen, a professor at Georgetown University and formerly head of the U.S. bishops' Office of International Justice and Peace, died early April 6 in Washington. He was 77.

"Knowing what we know about civilian casualties, a just war cannot be fought today," said Jeffery Nicholas, an associate professor of philosophy at Providence College in Rhode Island.

Russia and Ukraine are two of the world's largest wheat-producing countries. Their decreased exports due to war may affect U.S. farmers already struggling from droughts.

Developed by a group of nearly 100 institutional investors coordinated by the New York-based Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, the statement details what the group expects to see from corporations as they transition to a more sustainable economy.

People of faith looking to see their values reflected in their politics cannot give up in the face of legislative setbacks, said members of a Feb. 1 panel, "Faith, Politics and Policy in 2022: What Is a Faithful Agenda Now?"

 Trying to advance the economic status of American Indians is like playing a game of Monopoly that they can never win, said panelists during a plenary session of the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.

An essay by Kathleen McChesney on the impact of the U.S. bishops' Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People drew a sharp rebuke by the executive director of the Survivor's Network of Those Abused by Priests.

Interfaith Worker Justice announced Dec. 31 that it was shutting down at the end of that day.

Richard H. Hirsch, a former secretary of communications for the U.S. bishops, died in his sleep Dec. 24 in his Florida home. 

The COVID-19 pandemic remained a significant concern for parishes and schools, as Catholics navigated changing policies and partisan views on mask and vaccine mandates. Despite the pope's urging, millions of Catholics have refused to get vaccinated.

Courts in wide swaths of the United States no longer impose death sentences or carry out executions.

A study issued by the Economic Policy Institute shows that even in the tech sector, immigrants are paid less than their U.S. counterparts, though federal law says that's not supposed to happen.

Thomas J. Quigley, who worked for 45 years in service to the U.S. bishops, mostly in the realm of foreign policy, died Dec. 11 at age 91.

Causes advance for Civil War veteran who served Hansen's disease patients, layman who ministered in Louisiana and 'Little Cajun Saint.'