An interview with Emily Wilson discusses the importance of the 'Iliad' to both young and old readers, its relationship with faith and what lessons we can glean about essential human nature from such an ancient text.

The corporal works of mercy have long guided Christians in helping those suffering from poverty and oppression. Politics can also be a holy activity if we pursue certain works of mercy.

The Christmas fair in Madrid was the work of Fundación Contemplare, a nonprofit set up to help Spain’s monasteries continue a legacy of gourmet baked goods and handmade candies but also, more importantly, to support contemplative life and reconnect monasteries with the world around them.

The president devoted more than 20 minutes of his press conference to an attack on Centro Prodh and its activism for human rights in Mexico. He charged, without offering any evidence, that Centro Prodh’s work is influenced by political actors from opposition parties.

Released in 2003, “Tokyo Godfathers” is definitely the most unconventional Christmas movie I’m covering this month.

Global reaction among bishops to the Vatican’s declaration that priests may now bless same-sex couples appears most divergent in some European and African nations.

When it comes to the medical, legal and moral issues around abortion in high-risk pregnancies, it seems it will be necessary to face the gray.

Why must we be reminded of Caesar Augustus while we are not able to forget Jesus? 

George Clooney‘s newest directorial work, “The Boys in the Boat,” may not be an overtly Christmas movie, but its themes of hope, togetherness and love fit right in with its Dec. 25 release date.

In his annual Christmas address to cardinals and bishops who work at the Vatican, Pope Francis said the real division in the church since Vatican II is “between lovers and those who have lost that initial passion.”