Statements that refer to “the bishops” often belie a diverse and complex reality.

The beauty of Snape’s character is that he does not allow other characters’ doubts to dictate who he is.

The Roman historian Tacitus, writing near the time of Jesus, described how the Pax Romana was experienced by people, like the Celts and Jews, who had been conquered by the Romans: “They make a desolation and call it ‘peace,’” he wrote, quoting Calgacus, a besieged Caledonian

The mining industry, especially in the world’s poorest countries, must make a “radical change” to respect the rights of local communities and protect the environment, Pope Francis said on July 17. • Bishops across Mexico expressed incredulity after the escape of the drug kingp

Troubled StarsRe “Mother and Sister Earth” (Editorial, 7/6): A Sufi teaching instructs: “To pluck a flower is to trouble a star.” Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’,” presents a very comprehensive view of the human impact on earth’s community

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

 In this fine light the figurationsrise and dielike Attention and the senseand sensuous condition of paintand music God knows Degasknew the waltz of signs,the rhythms of cyan,the chant of the white lead, the Venetianred of The Rape,and the horses at Longchampswith their gorgeous rumpsposing for

Pledge to make cities "socially inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable" through low-impact development

Bombings and clashes between security and protestors claimed the lives of two people.

Today Pope Francis accepted the retirement resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Jerry Wilkerson and announced the appointment of three new auxiliaries for the archdiocese -- nbsp Monsignors Joseph V Brennan and David G O rsquo Connell of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Father Robert B

When the Islamic State overran the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh last August, one of the priests there jumped into his car and joined the exodus of Christians on the road east in the hope of reaching the safety of Kurdish-controlled territory.Little did Father Bashar Kthea, a Syriac Catholic priest, know t

The "instrumentum laboris," or working document for the coming October Synod on the Family, is a rather overwhelming wish list of pastoral outreach initiatives that the universal church hopes the local church will undertake more fully and better than before. To be sure, its subtitle a

Fifty-four years ago on a July day in 1961 the world awoke to the horrendous news that a giant of American literature had died at his own hand from a shotgun blast to the head just days short of his 62nd birthday Only the world wasn rsquo t told that exactly that at first the truth wouldn rsqu

Pope Francis has named three auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, including Father Robert Barron, a popular commentator on the Catholic faith.

Haggling over the price-per-specimen is more blunt and obvious than in the first videos.

Do comparisons with progressive Bernie Sanders hold any water?

ldquo I believe the pope rsquo s visit has the potential to help us continue to pursue what makes this country great a concern for others a willingness to help others and a commitment to tackle tough problems rdquo That is what the new archbishop of Santa Fe John Wester said when I asked him

The synod calls us to consider the vocation of the Christian family

Francis is not planning to allow "Laudato Si'" to suffer fate of other papal documents