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Maltese prelate defends controversial guidelines on Amoris Laetitia in his first interview since they were released, saying that the faithful should direct questions on the document to Pope Francis.

Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, a highly credentialed canonist, recently asserted that "in the olden days, whoever was guilty of adultery was excommunicated." Whatever was he referring to?

The preoccupation with "the pelvic issues" has served to undermine the work of evangelization.

Rev. Rene Robert was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in April. Steven Murray, a repeat offender whom Robert has been helping as part of his Franciscan ministry, was indicted in May and could face the death penalty.

In the first days of US President Donald Trump's administration, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark said he has seen encouragement on pro-life matters, but cause for concern when it comes to refugees.

Trump's introduction of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the nation as his nominee for the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia's death gave us a lift we sorely needed. Finally, something to be at peace about in our public life.

Regardless of party affiliation, from the moment the good guys had noticed that the bad guys were fixin' for a fight, they should have risen to the occasion.

President Trump's executive order on immigration does not ban Muslim immigration to the US or impose a religious test for admission.

Many religious groups have urged the president not to give Christians priority in seeking asylum, but some conservative political organizations back his new ban on refugees.

If Democrats really want to be the party of inclusion, it can't just be about skin tone and sexuality. It has to be about belief, too.

Abortion is celebrated as a sacred right that demands veneration from the whole culture, including the millions of ordinary people who see this kind of officially blessed homicide as a gravely evil act.

If this butcher could carry on virtually in the open for so many years — if he could even be permitted one more "procedure" before police on the scene put an end to his sordid business — how many other clinics like his are there?

"For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these: It might have been."

I wasn't worthwhile because my mother wanted me; she wanted me because I was worthwhile.

The bishop was troubled by a recent study from the Canadian Medical Association suggesting that medical assistance in dying could eventually allow the country's health care system to save $139 million yearly.

Vatican negotiators may be falling prey to China's two-pronged diplomacy, convincing themselves that China's leadership is as eager to support religious freedom as the Vatican is.

Christian hope is rooted in magnanimity — and "A person is magnanimous when he has the courage to seek what is great and becomes worthy of it."

Were there a single case in which fidelity to a spouse or to God was impossible for a Christian, this would mean that God's fidelity had failed.

The celibate heart desires intimacy and God alone is the priest's inheritance.

Chicago Bears punter Maury Buford now runs roofing company in Texas.