The wisdom of God is folly to the godless.

Bishop Ma's sudden decision to recant has sent "shockwaves" through China’s community of some 12 million Catholics.

Mental illness and religious fanaticism can never be completely fixed, but gun violence is something that can be practically addressed.

“You have heard that it was said, you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”

Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan and Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch in a joint statement, stressed that "the wound of forced emigration is still bleeding."

"Reflecting on the lives of these great men and women can show us how we might serve as witnesses to freedom today."

Opening the Year of Mercy jubilee celebration for the sick and persons with disabilities, Redemptorist Father Cyril Axelrod insisted sign language, tactile sign language and body language are "gifts of the Holy Spirit."

The causes of mass shootings are as disparate as the cases themselves, but those involved in other tragedies couldn't help but feel the similarities.

I’ve had it with “I’m praying for you.” It’s a beautiful and well-intentioned sentiment; it also allows us to wash our hands of these events.

At the annual meeting of the World Food Program, the pope said we need to “de-naturalize” extreme poverty.

Orlando authorities said they consider the rampage an act of domestic terror.

Victor Soldano has been on death row in Texas since 1996 when he was first convicted for murder.

Where did the architects of the financial crisis learn to live so confidently by unwritten rules?

The elevation is a call to "reflect more deeply on the dignity of women, the new evangelization and the greatness of the mystery of divine mercy."

Wisdom makes the world a part of the self.

'The Nones Are Alright,' by Kaya Oakes and 'Opening the Door of Faith,' by Thomas D. Stegman, S.J.

'The Whole Harmonium' by Paul Mariani

'Pope Francis Among the Wolves,' by Marco Politi