Can a student be expelled based on who they are in a relationship with?

If the church discerns it enjoys the freedom to admit women to the diaconate, should we?

Religious congregations in the 19th century had a test for accepting black women: They could join, if they could "pass for white."

After years of frosty relations between France and the Holy See, François Hollande speaks from his heart to a pope who much prefers this attitude

“We are certainly not saving the world with these initiatives, we are not solving the problems of the homeless in Rome, but at least we are giving them back a little dignity."

"We are keeping a brave face on it, but the truth is that the very thing that makes the conference possible is disappearing."

"Where Mother pushed the Missionaries of Charity was to the edge, to the most difficult places...all the time, everywhere."

In choosing new cardinals, Francis has been guided by five criteria.

“Everything I have done since,” the artist later said, “has been based on that eggbeater idea.”

Brian Kolodiejchuk speaks of Mother Teresa's early mystical experiences and her struggles with the “dark night.”