The family is more interconnected biologically than most people realize. 

Who says science and religion don't mix? Not these Nobel laureates and pioneers in science.

A surge of scientific creativity and innovation burst forth as a result of the inflow of Greco-Arabic learning into Western Europe.

Unlike the popular impression, the European Middle Ages, especially from the 12^th century onwards, were an era of impressive scientific progress and innovation.

The Church has never taught that if the harms are serious enough, it is permissible to use contraception. 

Given the spread of the Zika virus and microcephaly within the Western Hemisphere, some have recommended the use of abortion and contraception as appropriate tools in the fight against this disease.

The revelers in Times Square on New Year's Eve had a pope to thank, if they only knew it.

"Father Tad, by arguing against embryonic stem cell research, don't you see how you are trying to impose your beliefs on others, and shouldn't we as elected lawmakers avoid imposing a narrow religious view on the rest of society?"

If the Church's "voice crying in the desert" is to be prophetic, it should not cry wolf.

Let's talk about one of the most emotionally charged subjects there is — abortion — but in an unemotional way.