Saints

The process of leaving the church is not so different from the process of joining it.

The far-right nationalists who have used Joan of Arc as a symbol are missing her significance, writes the author of the novel “Saint Joan of New York.”

Regardless of where one stands on the death penalty, however, all Catholics must not lose sight of the souls on death row who await the judgment that state-enforced terminations will quicken.

A crow, legend tells us, took the poisoned loaf the jealous subdeacon had sent to Benedict

Before declaring that a person lived a holy life and is with God in heaven, the pope said, intense investigation is necessary.

The new film from Terrence Malick tells the dramatic story of the Austrian farmer turned conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter.