From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch

Cardinal Michael Czerny, Pope Francis’ point-man on migration and development, has urged the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump to remember Christian principles about caring for others.

Executive orders recently signed by Trump "are causing confusion both within various agencies and with those who interact with them."

Why is Pansy so angry? That is, in many ways, the raison d’etre of ‘Hard Truths.’

Bob Dylan, more than anyone, fused the pop cultural and the religious experience into one.

In the face of dangerous nativism and the possibility of state violence through deportation, the church will be challenged to offer a compelling and credible response.

A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

Without the innkeeper, the parable of the Good Samaritan falls apart and the good deed falls short.

The ‘ordo amoris’ was never about loving less or more narrowly.

Shouldering a tradition known as the “Bishops’ Bet” -- a friendly wager between the Catholic spiritual guides of the respective dioceses of the Super Bowl teams -- the two leaders promised to send a $500 donation to the charity of the other’s choice.