Pope Francis: "At times, I find myself in front of persons who are very rigid. And I ask myself: How come such rigidity?”

To those who lived in that world of fear, it must have seemed absurd that an infant would be the answer to their fear.

"God asked the church especially to be a sign of his love by continuing to open up a space where our service to one another can be manifested," Bishop Daniel E. Flores said.

Immigration is an ancient and contemporary reality; human beings have always sought better conditions for their lives.

However it happens, at some point, you will realize that you have no idea where you are, and that there are a lot of unfriendly beasts out there in the world.

The New York archdiocese's program lets people take claims to a noted outside mediator while keeping painful details private.