An Encounter with Silence

The 50th anniversary of the moon landing provides not just a moment for nostalgia but an occasion to revisit the values that should inform our public judgment.

I have learned that belief is not unique to those who consider themselves religious.

The bill's author, state Democratic Sen. Jerry Hill of San Mateo decided to shelve his bill after learning that it did not have enough votes to pass out of the committee.

The Franciscan sister moved to Kermit, West Virginia, 10 years ago, just a few months after the now infamous FBI shutdown of a town pharmacy.

China's ruling Communist Party has carried out a widespread crackdown on all religious institutions in recent years.

The fate of former President Barack Obama's signature health care law, and its coverage and insurance protections for millions of Americans, is again being argued before a panel of judges — this time a federal appeals court in New Orleans.

Lavelle’s high school, Mount Notre Dame, spent the days before the final excitedly cheering her on via Twitter.

The interim director of the Vatican Press Office said the move was an "extraordinary gesture" that underlined the diplomat's desire to fully cooperate with French authorities.

According to the Vatican, an estimated 250 migrants, refugees and rescue volunteers attended the Mass, which was celebrated at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica.

The commission will be chaired by Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon.

Family, friends and hundreds of service members in uniform remembered the heroism and self-sacrifice of Luis Alvarez during an emotional funeral Mass.

After 61 minutes, just as emergency room personnel were about to pronounce him dead, James Fulton Engstrom began to breathe and his heart rate shot up to a normal level for a newborn.

Pope Francis named six superiors of women's religious orders, a consecrated laywoman and the superior of the De La Salle Christian Brothers to be full members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

Participants, who lobbied U.S. lawmakers after the conference for tougher legislation to combat the problem, learned about its complexities and its global dimensions.

Among religious adults who attend services at least twice a month, about half say they sometimes or often consult with a religious leader, according to an AP-NORC Poll.

If you’ve been praying for any length of time, you might have heard about the practice of spiritual direction. So you might wonder: What is it? And is it for me?

Pope Francis has approved a miracle bringing the late American Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen closer to sainthood.

Jesuit poverty should be as dramatically visible and shocking as the incarnation of Jesus.

A federal judge July 3 granted a preliminary injunction blocking an Ohio ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.