At the heart of the moral life of any society lies a question that is both theological and practical: What does it mean to be human? In the Christian theological tradition, one foundational answer is ...

My preteen boys’ bodies are changing. They are both, now, taller than me — and I am not a short woman. Their feet are unusually disproportionate to the rest of their bodies, so much so that my husband ...

Ralph Ellison’s novel depicts the quest for personal dignity in a society determined to deny it. “I am a man.” On February 12, 1968, over two hundred Black sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, ...

A new document signed by prominent Catholic theologians and thought leaders titled “Life at the Center: A Pro-Life Statement” is included in the November issue of First Things and is currently ...

Recently, CBS’s Miami affiliate published the first statements from detainees in the Everglades' newly constructed detention camp, colloquially known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” Among other allegations, ...

The profound pearls of wisdom found in the Bible, the Koran, and the teachings of Buddha underscore the paramount importance of human dignity. The book of Genesis eloquently expresses that human ...

Pope Francis greets a woman and child during a lunch in the Vatican audience hall Nov. 19, 2023, the World Day of the Poor. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Almost all of the secular media’s coverage of ...

Pope Francis blesses a woman as he greets people who have disabilities following Mass in St. Peter’s Square on June 17, 2013. (CNS/Paul Haring) The recently released Vatican document “Dignitas ...

A Blessed Human Rights Day to You. On December 10, 1948, in the shadow of the Holocaust and the catastrophic disregard for human life that marked World War II, the United Nations adopted the Universal ...

The Vatican has declared that transgender sex-change surgeries are an affront to God, describing the procedures as being on par with abortion and euthanasia in a newly-released doctrine. The 20-page ...