Kaya Oakes talks about her new essay in America magazine, "Writers Blocked?" where she seeks to offer a corrective to the ongoing discussion among Paul Elie, Dana Gioia and others about the golden age of Catholic writing.
Catholics, aid workers, religious, survivors and Pope Francis commemorate the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. Some of the images in this video are graphic.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. bishops' pro-life office sees a positive trend in a new Pew survey that shows a shrinking majority in the support of the death penalty.
Pope Francis met victims of human trafficking and senior police chiefs from 20 countries and praised their efforts to fight against a "crime against humanity."