Liberation theology, which interprets the teachings of Christ in relation to liberation from unjust social, economic and political conditions, is rooted in the Bible and the life of Jesus, said the ...

There is so much interest in the theology of the body that the first National Theology of the Body Conference took place this year. PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 30 years after Pope John Paul II began ...

Unlike other Christian traditions, the Roman Catholic Church has official teachings to which Catholics are expected to give their assent of faith (see Lumen Gentium 25). Dissent from any of those ...

When the longtime professor of preaching at Bethsaida Theological Seminary retired, no one at the school could have predicted the ordeal that lay ahead. A search committee was appointed, and a ...

According to Glenn Beck, President Obama is a “liberation theologist.” What exactly is liberation theology? Strictly defined it’s a movement in Christian theology which interprets the teachings of ...

Georgetown has not been without its share of religious controversies in recent years. Conservatives claim Georgetown has forgotten its Catholic heritage with its support of initiatives for the LGBTQ ...

Editor’s note: As a pastoral event, the Second Vatican Council took a number of steps that brought renewal to Catholic moral theology. The recognition of the unitive purpose of marriage, for example, ...

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Many moral issues are open for reinterpretation and rethinking, writes Charles Curran, who was found unsuitable to teach theology by Cardinal Ratzinger. I grew up as a typical pre-Vatican II Catholic.

To his delight, the Rev. Tom Willis' audience of young adults remained fully engaged during his two-hour PowerPoint presentation about upcoming changes to the Roman Catholic missal. In part, Willis' ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated. PHILADELPHIA — Nearly 30 years after Pope John Paul II began explaining his theology of the body during a series of 129 papal audiences, his teaching ...