Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

The Francis Pontificate: A Double-Barreled Question

Daniel Ibáñez Pope Francis greets the faithful inside Paul VI Hall at the Vatican during his May 1 general audience. ANALYSIS: In a recent address, the Vatican secretary of state said there’s no going back from Pope Francis’ reforms. How does the Church determine how to accomplish them?

Pope Francis: Hope is for the young at heart

Pope Francis delivered his general audience today about the theological virtue of hope. Francis said that if Christians have hope for the future, it is because “Christ died and rose again and gave us His Spirit.”

Fertility decline a complex trend beyond any one policy solution, economists say

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But experts said there does not appear to be any one policy that could reverse a complex trend. Experts who spoke with OSV News suggested that […]