"Where Mother pushed the Missionaries of Charity was to the edge, to the most difficult places...all the time, everywhere."

In choosing new cardinals, Francis has been guided by five criteria.

“Everything I have done since,” the artist later said, “has been based on that eggbeater idea.”

Brian Kolodiejchuk speaks of Mother Teresa's early mystical experiences and her struggles with the “dark night.”

The re-enchantment of the world may never be global, but perhaps it can be Catholic.

“Unity in faith allows for a diversity of expression of that same faith.”

A special prayer was held for France and for the more than 200 people killed by "the blind violence of terrorism" in Islamic extremist attacks over the past year and a half, including a priest whose throat was slit last month.

"Protests are certainly the right of every American, but violence such as looting, burning is never tolerated."

Thousands were driven from their homes after a slow-moving tropical storm system dumped nearly 2 feet of rain on southern Louisiana

People in Cape Verde who live in densely populated areas without decent water and sanitation are at greatest risk of infection.

The pope prayed that exploited women soon would be able to live "a life of peace, justice and love in expectation of the day they finally will feel held by hands that do not humiliate them, but tenderly lift them and lead them on the path to life."

“I am a person of faith. I am a Christian. I am a Methodist.” Unpacking these assertions sheds light on a rarely talked about dimension of Hillary Clinton.

You might think that the Jesuit and Catholic priest doesn’t (or shouldn’t) really fit in at HDS.

Death doesn’t come by calendar or clock, but it need not come as thief.

Some stand to gain greatly from development projects at the expense of their neighbors.

"The report is an affirmation of those in our community who have long criticized the policing strategies and practices of the [police] department," Archbishop Lori said.

Pope Francis has been particularly outspoken against trafficking and slavery, calling it “a crime against humanity.”

"People should expect real dialogue and discussion and not just a battle of words."

There are poor peacemakers like Mother Teresa "who give their lives to help one person, then another and another and another," Pope Francis said.

To be a Muslim anywhere is to be regarded as suspect; to be a Muslim refugee is to be persona non grata.