WASHINGTON – As U.S. residents struggle to make sense of the dramatic downturn in the economy, scholars and clergy are revisiting a 22-year-old pastoral letter written by the U.S. Catholic bishops promoting an economic policy that reins in unbridled consumerism and a lust for material riches and advocates the theology of sharing the wealth.Read More

In the International News section of The Catholic Review (CR, May 22) a story ran under the headline, “Aliens may be part of creation,” in which a comment attributed to the Vatican’s chief astronomer, Fr. Jose Funes, S.J., read, “If aliens exist, they may be a part of creation that does not need Christ’s redemption.”Read More

At a time when a rising tide of secularism threatened the church’s existence in Germany, a young Bavarian woman took a stand for her faith that would touch the lives of millions throughout the world for 175 years.Read More

St. Frances Academy, Baltimore, rallies to fight being used as a drop point for the drug trade.Read More

The stock market is ebbing and flowing, banks are seeking bailouts and businesses across the country are struggling.Read More

Andrew Newton was jealous when his mom and dad tried on their graduation caps and gowns.Read More

There’s a moment at Loyola College in Maryland’s Fitness and Aquatics Center that will always happen.Read More

Despite a written plea from Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien for Gov. Martin J. O’Malley to veto two domestic partnership bills, the governor was expected to sign the controversial measures into law as The Catholic Review went to press May 20.Read More