Maria de Lourdes Ruiz Scaperlanda, a writer and author in the Catholic press since 1982, received the 2016 St. Francis de Sales Award from the Catholic Press Association during its annual conference in St. Louis, Mo., on June 3. • The treacherous Mediterranean Sea crossing from Libya to Italy c

The Gospel recognition of the modeling of mercy in “imperfect” families

“This is the time to move out from the era of analysis and to begin concrete actions.”

The president's soaring rhetoric has at times been in direct opposition to his policy agenda.

Sons, often defined by their fathers, necessarily reflect on the man who gave them life.

Five lessons from Scripture for parents

From the third-floor corner balcony of the Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, I enjoyed a panoramic view of at least seven centuries of human history. From the ghostly ruins of the Templo Mayor, to the Baroque splendor of the 16th-century cathedral, to the mammoth Palacio National, from which a vast swat

Pope Francis issued a decree on June 4 that makes it possible now to remove diocesan bishops for neglecting their duties, in particular in regard to protecting minors and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse. The decree comes in the form of an apostolic letter issued motu proprio, responding to many

This link between food aid and farm subsidies is economically and morally problematic.

An Eastern priest's vision for Catholic-Orthodox relations

A Gift to New MothersRe “Life After Birth,” by Kerry Weber (5/23): Congratulations to Kerry Weber. My heart is with her. If only I had known, especially after my first child, that I was not alone. Indeed, it felt as though I was. My mother helped me, but she was not prepared to listen to

Where that soul had gone, Who could say?

Speaking to judges and prosecutors at a Vatican summit on human trafficking and modern slavery on June 3, Pope Francis said, “You are responsible for executing justice,” the ones “called to give hope.” The pope had been given a warm welcome by some 100 judges and prosecutors

Lower courts are not in agreement on a proper test for ‘religious.’

Most at risk are African-Americans and the poor.

All those gaudy graphics and bright colors? Surely there was something, well, evangelical about the darn thing. But I can’t argue with the results.

The history of Russia is one of overlapping histories and identifies.

Pope Francis warned on Thursday against an excessive rigidity in the church.

In a small country where homelessness has never been a significant problem, the figures are striking.