In his homily for the feast, Pope Francis denounced the exclusion of so many people “from the train of life.”

God knows we forget, but we rarely hear a good word about it.

Worshippers said construction of the building had been rushed.

Part III of the three-part series: Deacons, Women and the Call to Serve

"We are united in the blood of our martyrs," Pope Francis said.

“Violence is not the cure for our broken world,” the pope writes.

While other manifestations of Mary claim at most a region or country, Guadalupe is the only one to reign over two continents.

We need not see prayer as activity for a solo operator only.

His point was that a mundane action, carried out in a disciplined way, can be transformative. So it is with prayer.

Dec. 10, Second Saturday of Advent

A conversation with James Martin, S.J., who served as an adviser to the film.

Those who survive flight during crisis often become victims of trafficking—"their attempt to improve their lives turns out to be dehumanizing and can lead to their deaths.”

The nativity seen should remind us of the marginalized, the pope said.

Lawmakers from both parties faced huge pressure to act against Park.

A child cannot be grasped, like an object. A child can only be caressed, which is to touch without possessing.

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The pope is "bringing out into the very public setting of the papacy what any pastor does in his parish or diocese."

Ultimately, the jobs, the degrees, the nice houses, are all chaff in God’s eyes—they do not make us virtuous or worthy.

The bishop said contemporary society was "showered with random data" and often showed a "frightening superficiality towards moral issues."