'Accompanying those who come to me in the walk of faith is the greatest privilege.'

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'If society can protect itself without ending a human life, it should do so.'

'Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism,' by Larry Siedentop

'Caught: The Prison State and the Lockdown of American Politics,' by Marie Gottschalk

'Leningrad: Siege and Symphony,' by Brian Moynahan

The Holy See welcomed Iran’s historic nuclear deal and expressed hopes that other breakthroughs may be on the horizon. Under the new deal, decades-long sanctions would be lifted in exchange for an agreement by Iran to restrict its nuclear program to peaceful purposes. Federico Lombardi, S.J.,

Pope Francis' outlook sharply diverges from that promoted by many prominent environmentalists.

One year after war with Israel turned daily life in Gaza into a nightmare, a Catholic priest there said the situation in the besieged Palestinian territory has deteriorated even further. “Compared with a year ago, we’re worse off. Although a truce stopped the war, the blockade of Gaza by

What defense can there be, then, against the awful forces that have now been unleashed with the utter terror of the atomic bomb?

More than half of young Catholic families participating in a recent survey identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic, a finding the president of Holy Cross Family Ministries said will require new ways of ministering in the U.S. Catholic Church. Overall, 54 percent of young couples in the 25- to 45

Latinos now outnumber non-Hispanic whites in California.

I have been on all the foreign trips Francis has made since becoming pope, but his visit in July to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay revealed new dimensions of the man and the impact of his ministry.“We love people, not concepts or ideas,” he declared during a Mass in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. T

Recriminations continued to accumulate after the release of a gruesome conversation about fetal remains, recorded by a hidden camera, went viral on the Internet, provoking a national uproar about Planned Parenthood procedures.Produced by the Center for Medical Progress, the video captures Dr. Debora

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The Vatican’s gardens are lush. Palm trees create a canopy unique to that part of the world, marble buildings punctuate the landscape, often at unexpected turns, and it is not unusual to see members of the papal staff or cardinals scurrying about, either hurrying off to a meeting or pacing in

How does a nation build up an economy that builds up its people?

The story behind a beloved hymn