As same-sex marriage becomes more mainstream, the church holds the line on L.G.B.T. issues.

Some of the poorest parts of the island remain cut off from the transportation and energy infrastructure.

Pope Francis has encouraged church leaders to accept “a healthy dose of self-criticism.”

What a missing statue and a Rust Belt quest taught me about devotion.

"We forget where we came from, not just as the early Christian church, but also as a country."

The only answers that mattered, some argued, were the ones offered by people who attended Mass weekly or more.