A homily loaded with autobiographical details is not the only way to get the interest of a congregation.

A church that can welcome homeless people only at their best will be a church where everybody fears to show their weaknesses.

“We still need water, we still need food, we still need clothing,” Archbishop Roberto González Nieves said

The theme of division in the church and in society has been frequently invoked during the bishops’ deliberations this week.

Cardinal Parolin’s visit comes at a time when internal divisions among U.S. Catholics have become public.