My father was a decorated New York City police officer, but he retired early to focus on his drinking.

Four cardinals are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing the Catholic Church.

It takes a certain grace to see how fear clips our wings.

Pope Francis encouraged Cardinal Lacroix and the bishops from Quebec to be a missionary church, “a church that goes out, reaches out to people.”

Being a saint doesn't require spending long hours in prayer, but rather living life open to God in good times and in bad, Pope Francis said.

The consolidation is a work in progress. The brethren have mixed feelings about it, and their provincials know it.