"I am so pleased to see these efforts to address this very sad phenomenon of Islamophobia. Diversity makes us richer and stronger together."

Although nonviolent offenders get the most attention from reformers, they account for less than 20 percent of all prisoners.

The pope welcomed the news that La Civilta Cattolica will now be published in English.

Muchos comportamientos socioculturales particulares (como el machismo, la desigualdad de género, etc.) se han legitimado en nombre de la obediencia a Dios. Estos abusos se alejan de la verdadera pedagogía de Dios.

The challenge of invisibility is paramount in 'The Refugees.'

Mark K. Shriver, a member of America’s most famous Catholic family, sets out to search for the “real” Pope Francis.

'The Assassination of a Saint' begins like a crime thriller, complete with a criminal manhunt.

One fruit of this Sino-Vatican agreement, which neither side has confirmed, will be that “from now on, there will be no more the crisis of a division between the open and underground communities in the church in China,” wrote Cardinal Tong.

“The prospect of having to face some new wall is nothing compared to the prospect of having to stay in Honduras, with its poverty and its violence. There’s just nothing there for us.”

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates as many as 58,000 students across the United States—about one in 10—face homelessness at some point during college.

If parish priests can't stand up for the poor in this moment, we might as well pack up our Mass kits.

"Every effort must be made to eradicate this shameful and intolerable crime (of human trafficking)," Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Bernardito Auza called on the U.N. and its member states to develop policies and investments "that people can see and touch" to tackle social and spiritual poverty as well.

The Boy Scouts change in policy "has no impact on the operation and program delivery of Scouting program(s) in Catholic-chartered units," said the Catholic Scouting committee.

Kate Hennessey's new book is a searingly honest look at Dorothy Day the mother.

The Gospel demands more of us—both when we speak and when we listen.

The move was the first concrete attempt to counter the contentious measure of West Bank settlements.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols used an interview to condemn the “false notion” that Christianity and Islam are in conflict.