Although nonviolent offenders get the most attention from reformers, they account for less than 20 percent of all prisoners.

'The Assassination of a Saint' begins like a crime thriller, complete with a criminal manhunt.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates as many as 58,000 students across the United States—about one in 10—face homelessness at some point during college.

If parish priests can't stand up for the poor in this moment, we might as well pack up our Mass kits.

"Every effort must be made to eradicate this shameful and intolerable crime (of human trafficking)," Pope Francis said.

Kate Hennessey's new book is a searingly honest look at Dorothy Day the mother.