I am still fascinated and humbled at the way people know what to do in the face of loss.

Mr. Pence told Francis “you made me a hero” back home by granting him the private audience.

Published in French in mid-January, the 148-page book -- "From the Depths of Our Hearts" -- will be released in English by Ignatius Press in late February.

A Catholic layman in Hebei, identified only as Paul, said he was "worried that the authorities would use this to crack down on the church."

Every single abortion represents a massive failure toward some particular woman.

Bishop Nelson J. Perez becomes the third Hispanic archbishop in the United States and the first to serve in this archdiocese.