Pope Francis attended the funeral Mass and presided over the final commendation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the French cardinal who led the Vatican's outreach to other religions and who had announced to the world his election as pope five years ago.

Jesuit leaders announce that the sainthood cause of Father Pedro Arrupe, S.J. has formally started.

Much as I hate to admit it, the Good Lord does not spread his map before us.

Thomas Merton's classic memoir was published 70 years ago.

Taken to the extreme, ‘Catholic guilt’ can become an obsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as scrupulosity.

The religious order said approval of the pipeline violated the sisters' right to practice their faith under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and they asked that it be rerouted.