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Francis, who will turn 88 on Dec. 17, has not rested one day since his return from the East on Friday, Sept. 13.

Garth Greenwell’s Small Rain is a mystical novel, a story in which illness becomes an occasion for a new attention to one’s ...

In a talk to leaders of popular grassroots movements, Pope Francis said, “It is often precisely the wealthiest who oppose the ...

To deny the reality that pregnancy inherently subjugates a woman’s body is to ignore one of the central aspects of the ...

Most of my most meaningful meals have been prepared by friends born outside of the United States and who made a courageous ...

Father James Martin responds to the five most common reasons for opposing L.G.B.T.Q. issues that he’s heard from synod ...

To fully experience love and hope, young people must approach the journey of life as pilgrims and not just sightseers seeking ...

This week on a live recording of “,” Zac and Ashley chat with Bishop Kevin Sweeney of Paterson, N.J., about his spiritual ...

“It is right up this road!” shouts a local man, offering directions in a neighborhood he knows well. Antelias is a quiet ...

That is fine, but maybe we should think about the good our resources are doing to those in need, the mercy part, and not be ...

Despite his best efforts, St. Francis couldn't hide the wounds nor the pain it caused from his fellow brothers.