In these women and men I see my sister, myself, my God.

An archbishop who inspected the Medjugorje shrine believes the Vatican will recognize the Marian apparitions, but Pope Francis has said of them, "This is not the mother of Jesus."

I wondered if it is because he sees the unseen that his prayer was slower, perhaps more sincere than mine.

Christ freely chose to pour out his lifeblood for the salvation of that frivolous young punk, mankind.

The emphasis on priests in the Catholic church may have arisen from the Reformation, one priest said.