An executive order on religious liberty gave the impression of a church wanting to be left alone, but there is another role for Catholics.

The fight against the death penalty lays bare the strengths and weaknesses of the Catholic approach to pro-life issues.

Remarkably, the death sentences are being pushed through this month in an effort to beat the May expiration date for the state’s supply of midazolam, a controversial sedative that is one of three drugs used in lethal injections.

It is the third Holy Thursday that Francis has spent at a detention center, part of his longstanding emphasis on ministering to prisoners.

Only theology professors were found ineligible to join the union.

The "Lavanderia di Papa Francesco" ("Pope Francis Laundry") is a free service "offered to the poorest people."