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 ...

When he was elected pope on May 8, 2025, Robert Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, greeted the crowd with Christ’s words to ...

In global governance, there are a couple of nettlesome questions of scope. First, how broadly should universal human rights norms be defined? For instance, one could focus on political and civil ...

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 ...

Sex change operations, gender theory and surrogate motherhood pose grave threats to human dignity, according to a major new Vatican document released on April 8. The new document, however, seeks to ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the right to human dignity as one of the “most fundamental” values enshrined in the Constitution. ; The President addressed the nation through his weekly ...

The Vatican published a document on Monday titled "Dignitas Infinita" (Infinite Dignity) enumerating "grave violations of human dignity." Examples in the declaration include "gender theory" and ...

Fans of J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, have been scratching their heads over the critical response to director Ron Howard’s new film of the same ...

The Vatican has released a new document calling poverty, war and the plight of migrants "threats to human dignity." But it also calls abortion, surrogacy and gender theory "grave threats" facing ...

‘Surprising’ document offers a compelling affirmation of Church teaching on sex and gender, which some experts are calling a game changer. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery ...

The Vatican is drawing scrutiny for a newly released document that lays out what it calls threats to human dignity. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: That list includes war, poverty, abortion and the suffering of ...