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Cardinal Kasper admits that in German dioceses "there already is a widespread practice of non-catholic spouses, who consider themselves serious Christians, stepping up to [receive] Communion, without any bishops, who after all know of this practice, thus far voicing concerns."

Is enforcing US immigration law a moral evil that demands excommunication? Or would a new proposal politicize the Eucharist, strengthen organized crime, and hurt even more migrant children?

Matthew Talbot was not wealthy. He was not educated. He was not well known. In fact, he was a drunk. But he's on his way to becoming a saint.

The grace of each woman's decision throws into relief the lurid jubilation in Ireland over the results of the May 25 referendum.

The great paradox of the Nineveh Plains Reconstruction Project is that it's being led and implemented with missionary zeal by a host of people who have no idea if the fruits of their labor will endure.

The new law is "seemingly driven by a desire to penalise the Catholic Church without properly considering the ramifications of the decision.

"When the state tries to intervene on our religious freedom, undermine the essence of what it means to be a Catholic, we will resist."

What happens in Ontario affects much of the rest of the country — but the damage may be done.

The Trump Administration is taking heat for separating parents and children after they illegally crossed the southern border. Here's a look at four of the more questionable claims made about the enforcement action.

Many accused Kylie of being transphobic because she shared a pre-op, throwback photo of her father, formerly known as Bruce Jenner.

Don't be put off by extraordinary examples of holy families. They had plenty of troubles too.

"The essential role of father [is] spiritual leader, which I would argue is true fatherhood."

Pro-pride advertising advances the false notion that anyone opposing Human Rights Campaign and its mission is not only narrow-minded but is also cold-hearted and unfeeling. In reality, many moral and legal reasons exist to oppose HRC's agenda, none of which involve bigotry or hatred.

State officials and judges cannot comply with the Supreme Court's ruling in Masterpiece simply by articulating facially neutral reasons for decisions that punish people for acting on the understanding that marriage is a man-woman union.

How can suicide be both a sure sign of insanity, and the special object of attention by our most eminent philosophers of liberalism?

It was knowledge of the permanent and eternal — of the first things — that enabled Neuhaus both to live and to die well, neither fearing the end nor rushing to it.

Many radical feminists claim that for woman to become fully alive and free, motherhood should be an optional part of her femininity. This, however, is the antithesis of any authentic pro-woman feminism. The woman is created with a maternal meaning to her body.

Man is a body-soul composite. It makes sense, therefore, for us to use ritual — formal words and gestures by our bodies — to communicate the value of the things we're celebrating, and how much we appreciate those things.

What does a chaste marriage look like?

We would like its results to be instantaneous and obvious. But grace is planted within us like a seed — small, silent, and slow growing. He calls us to trust and wait.