A conversation with Kathryn Judge, the author of "Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source."

Despite the headlines of worker deaths, FIFA corruption and L.G.B.T. human rights violations (and yes, banned beer), billions around the world welcome the World Cup with relief.

Bishops, you carry great burdens. But you need not carry them alone.

Increased rates of malnourishment, greater discrimination against women and widening restrictions on religious freedom have contributed to a higher rate of material and spiritual poverty worldwide.

“The Holy See is willing to do everything possible to mediate and end the conflict in Ukraine.”

It is not often that you find stained glass on the 11th floor of a mid-century skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan.

Since 1992, Hour Children has aimed to prepare women during their sentence for re-entry into society and then provide support after it ends.

I'd hear Mom groan, The Messiah, again?

How is a song used in 100 holiday ads somehow connected to Ukraine? It turns out every carol that we sing at Christmas has a story behind it, some inspiring, some strange.

I just know that “I am,” that God made me this way, and that God made me this way for a reason.