With Ireland on something of a green wave, Fr. Dermot Lane said he believes the Irish bishops should "seize the moment" to promote Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si' and its teachings on care for the Earth.

Commentary: As the world struggles toward equality, the church hierarchy trots out the same tired justifications for women's subordination, much of it rooted in pseudoscience and the ignorant musings of medieval philosophers.

Commentary: From Texas to California, the faithful in Native American, Hispanic and Anglo-American border communities feel as though Homeland Security is running roughshod over their religious liberties and properties.

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