In his homily as he created 13 new cardinals, Pope Francis emphasized the intimate link between being compassionate and “the ability to be loyal in one’s ministry.”

The Netflix film offers a stunning degree of intimacy through the startup of a factory once run by General Motors.

“How do we treat those things which are sacred? We treat them with care, dignity and respect. The church calls us to do that with our mortal remains as well.”

The prelates hail from 11 different nations and represent multiple religious orders, including the Society of Jesus.

the birds of winter are resting in resilient decadence or I’m not resting when there’s so little time left for resistance

The cross is made from a piece of a wooden boat used by migrants to cross the Mediterranean to land on the island of Lampedusa.

Pompeo: “More than 80 percent of mankind lives in places where religious freedom is threatened or entirely denied and it’s no coincidence that it has happened as unfree societies have proliferated.”

Reform groups are seeking to bring attention to the fact that 185 men but no women are voting members of the Special Synod of Bishops on the Pan-Amazonian Region that begins on Oct. 6.

Melville, who was born 200 years ago this August, was consumed with the issue of humanity’s capacity for good or evil.

Christians and Muslims must, as never before, join hands to bear witness to God’s sovereignty, to God’s love for each and every member of the human family, to God’s desire that we lead upright lives.

Healing teeth can be a first step in restoring hope and giving us a chance to tell a new story with our lives.

This passage is not about prayer as much as it is about faith and patience.

For only the fourth time in the history of the Republic, the American people face the real possibility that the president of the United States will be impeached and removed from office.

This book, the story of a Czech priest working under communist oppression, constitutes a profound reflection on the 1989 collapse of communism and the liberation of the Czech people.

Every citizen, whether aligned with the political right or the left, must denounce these crimes against our Jewish brothers and sisters.

‘I take that to mean the true in persona Christi role is not exercising special powers but witnessing that even the worst can be saved.’

In short, Greenhouse argues, “Something is fundamentally broken in the way many American employers treat their workers.”

Echoing Pope Francis’ exaltation of the “middle-class of holiness,” Robert Ellsberg prefers to describe saints simply as “those who walk in the paths of holiness.”

‘When Life Gives You Pears’ reads as a polished version of a long catch-up conversation with a good friend, writes Renée Darline Roden.

We asked our readers: In what ways is the church helping Latinos live out their faith in this country?