Before long I had tears in my eyes—and not from the uneven grooves worn into the wood by pilgrims’ knees. Something about the physical discomfort helped me to focus on the much greater pain Jesus had felt on those same stairs.

"I share their concern for the welfare of both the child and the parents, but we disagree about the best way to treat them with both respect and compassion."

The Vatican is pushing back against whistleblower reports about problematic work conditions at its U.N. mission in New York under its former ambassador.

Over against our human unreliability stand the rock-solid assurances of God.

Today and everyday we are invited to pray with the psalmist.

It is expected that Cardinal DiNardo will remain hospitalized for several days.