Dignitas Infinita, the new declaration of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), affirms that “every human person possesses an infinite dignity” and enumerates assaults on that dignity, ...

Are human beings defined by their usefulness, their capabilities or their perfection? ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many articles on abortion focus on philosophical issues. Today, however, I would like to consider something different: abortion's cultural consequences — its historical significance for our nation and ...

A copy of ‘Dignitas Infinita’ (Infinite Dignity) during a press briefing at the Vatican, Monday, April 8, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen NEW YORK – As liberals and conservatives applaud or ...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, holds up a copy of the dicastery's declaration, “Dignitas Infinita” (“Infinite Dignity”) on human dignity ...

Pope Francis this week congratulated Catholics and Orthodox Christians for collaborating together for the XVII Inter-Christian Symposium taking place Aug. 28–30 in Italy. This year’s symposium, titled ...

But, in the end, we need more than an appeal to civil rights to address the ethical problems of contemporary American medicine. Smith is a lawyer, and it is clear that he has read widely in the ...

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 ...