The cardinal said while the world is "ever ready to headline the flaws of the church," the dynamic changes when "her loyal members are more than willing to own up to them."

"We have a priest who makes everyone feel welcome, says Mass with great reverence and gives meaningful homilies"

The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt says that the image of a God who suffers with us can play a role in helping people recover.

Trolls are preying on weakness as much as—or more than—hunting for supposed transgressions against orthodoxy.

Back in 1991, close to nine in 10 Catholics in the United States were white. Today, that number is down to 55 percent—and that percentage will continue to drop.

Reacting to the move to end DACA, the bishops said, “Today, our nation has done the opposite of how Scripture calls us to respond. It is a step back from the progress that we need to make as a country.”