Mother Cabrini became America’s first saint. But was she herself a legal U.S. immigrant? And would her story be possible today? 

One study showed Catholics donated the least amount of money of all denominations surveyed.

Bishop Luis Manuel Alí Herrera and Teresa Morris Kettelkamp will lead the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

On St. Patrick’s Day, we have the opportunity to acknowledge the enormous contributions to the causes of peace and justice made by the Irish diaspora the world over.

Chicago has James T. Farrell’s Studs Lonigan. New Orleans has John Kennedy Toole’s Ignatius J. Reilly. Boston has Edwin O’Connor’s 'Last Hurrah.' And William Kennedy’s Albany Cycle series has “ironweeds” like Billy and Francis Phelan. What, then, is the greatest book ever written about the New York City Irish?

For Orthodox Christians, Lazarus Saturday, with its brightly colored vestments, its relaxation of fasting and its little sweet-smelling pastries, is a joyful time.

Fewer young people are choosing full-time service after college. How will volunteer organizations adapt?

The palest lavender is “Guardian Angel,”

Pope Francis has asked the October synod to focus not on single issues but on one key question: “How to be a synodal church in mission?”

‘Illinoise,’ the new dance-theater piece by choreographer Justin Peck, is as bespoke as Stevens’s carefully composed album.