The changes may eliminate multiple grounds under which people can be granted asylum and allow immigration judges to reject asylum applications without hearing from those seeking it.

Archbishop Viganò, marginalized by his own rhetoric, wants to stay in the public spotlight by whatever method possible.

Too prone to darkness all my life I have asked for a task, a purpose to survive me.

New ministries are trying to help Latino L.G.B.T. Catholics and their families understand each other by working at the intersection of faith, culture and sexuality, reports J.D. Long-García. The first step is talking openly and honestly.

Lawrence Wright's new thriller deals with the effects of a killer pandemic.

Nualy Kenny's new book on clergy sex abuse reminds us there are solutions to this deep crisis that need to be implemented with urgency.

Human trafficking is a dark and complex subject, but the situation is not without hope.

Matthew Lockwood's new book shows how the events of the 1770s had reverberations far beyond American shores.