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No one and nothing can change the metaphysical structure of reality.

Stung by accusations of spreading "fake news," the Vatican on Saturday released the complete letter by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI about Pope Francis

Celibacy is finally inexplicable, unnatural, and fascinating, for it is a form of life adopted by people in love with Jesus Christ.

As Charles Lewis writes, it's part of an erosion of religious freedoms — and it comes at a cost.

Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, 98, has served as team chaplain for Loyola University-Chicago's basketball program since 1994.

This unholy place purports to be a beacon of feminist triumph and community rejuvenation, but behind the scenes, minority women are disproportionately targeted and taught that the brightest future is one without their posterity.

It's constitutionally appalling that there should be any such exception to the rigorous standards that the Supreme Court has historically applied to government action that stifle First Amendment rights of free speech and expression. Even more appalling is the threat to First Amendment rights in general.

When an individual's right to choose becomes so sacrosanct as to override another person's right to live, the perfect has become the enemy of the good, and death is considered better than a life restrained.

Known for her rigorous research, Nancy Pearcey is respected across lines that divide. Her latest work Love Thy Body tackles the trends consuming society today.

Martin Rees looks back on colleague's spectacular success against all odds.

In the wake of Stephen Hawking's death, fellow scientist Professor John Lennox reflects on Hawking's life, work, and beliefs.

Part 2 of a Register assessment of the Pope's efforts to reform the Vatican over the last five years.

While the Church acknowledges that the "difference of confession between the spouses does not constitute an insurmountable obstacle for marriage," her pastors counsel nonetheless that "the difficulties of mixed marriages not be underestimated."

Depends on your motive. Here's how to decide.

Why her heroines would not be saying 'Me too.'

It was as simple as refused cheesecake, but the message she sent was much deeper.

Christ's words and ways are foolishness to deaf ears and hardened hearts. When we compromise over and over again with the illusion that those with veiled eyes will finally see the truth, all we accomplish is our own separation from the Cross.

With the ongoing controversy surrounding the Girl Scouts of America, now is a great time to see what else is available for girls and young women.

The alarming, effervescent, energizing, and contagious freedom of the saints flows from their having learned this lesson.

Two men struggle against a determined emperor and the frailties of the human spirit in order to bequeath the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world.