Part I: Catholic medical ethicists explain the Catholic tradition of double-effect theory and explore its ongoing impact on medicine and legislation. A Mary, Queen of Heaven, statue stands on a ...
A Catholic Church in Michigan is asking a federal appeals court to revive its lawsuit against the state over a policy that could bar the parish from hiring only employees who agree to abide by ...
Editor’s Note: Read Part 1 here. Given the psychological, moral and even technological benefits that Catholic moral teaching can help to engender — which are, in turn, the fruit of literally centuries ...
In Made by God, Made for God: Catholic Morality Explained, moral theologian Matthew K. Minerd takes skillful and cheerful aim at common misconceptions about Catholic morality, deftly weaving texts ...
Philosophers and moral theologians tell us that an action can be permitted if it intends to do good, citing the principle of "double effect." Not everyone agrees, leading to various recent collisions ...
Religious educators attending a workshop entitled “Teaching Morality to Adolescents” at the 41st Annual Diocesan Religious Education Workshop Day held March 15 at Bryant University were told that ...
(RNS) — For some time now, we’ve heard talk about an American “Catholic moment.” As far back as 2012, David Gibson, director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Jesuit Fordham University (and a ...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has clarified his recent comments about homosexuality and sin, saying he was merely referring to official Catholic moral teaching that teaches that any sexual act outside of ...
A nurse at a drive up COVID-19 coronavirus testing station set up by the University of Washington Medical Center wears a face shield, mask, and other protective gear as she waits by tents, Friday, ...
Tyler Rowley, in his July 1 letter, agrees with G.K. Chesterton that “we do not want . . . a church that will move with the world,” and Rowley states that “for 2,000 years, the Catholic Church has ...
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (RNS) — For some ...
Catholic voters were the biggest winners in the 2024 election, the head of a pro-life group said. "The victory is huge for Catholic voters. Trump handily won the Catholic vote," Shawn Carney, founder ...