In 1984, Mario Cuomo pioneered the argument that one may be "personally opposed" to abortion while supporting abortion rights. Ever since, this convenient locution has become a staple for countless Democratic politicians, particularly Roman Catholic ones.

When we empower bureaucrats to make huge personal decisions for us, it becomes impossible to avoid trampling on liberty.

Today Europe faces a great question indeed: whether a system of continual dilution of national sovereignty in order to create a pan-European government is more effective, stable, and just than one in which the continued sovereignty of numerous states allows them to determine their own destiny.

What Pope Benedict XVI said is that in certain circumstances, using a condom would be less bad than not using one.

The rediscovery of Aristotle's works in Spain by twelfth-century Roman Catholic monks was one of the most significant events in Western intellectual history. The subsequent upheaval in philosophy, theology, and science transformed Christian thinking, unleashing the West's first scientific revolution and putting a unique stamp on Europe's new universities and...

When the Roman Catholic Bishops issued their pastoral letter on war and peace in May 1983, it was hailed as the most publicized and long-awaited statement by Christians in the nuclear age.

As Roman Catholic cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, historians and analysts are looking more deeply at the legacy of Pope John Paul II.

It is culture that creates economics, and not the other way around.