The end of one year and beginning of another is a time to take stock … and to look ahead to the promise of new opportunities. How do Christians take stock? Is it appropriate for us to ask, as a Church ...

Pope Leo XIV has been issuing frequent prayers for peace in the Middle East. That shouldn’t be a surprise. Popes pray for ...

"Do those Christians who bear responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility and courage to undertake a serious ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis encouraged the faithful on Friday to guard their hearts by doing a daily examination of conscience, saying that, we if we don’t, we risk letting the devil in rather than ...

In his message for this year's World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis challenged Catholics on their attitude toward the impoverished, asking whether they really listen to and love the needy, or engage in ...

While public outcry about the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin gathers momentum on social networks and in various public demonstrations around the country, it does not seem to be weighing too ...

There is an old saying among priests—or a saying among old priests, I cannot remember which—that hearing a grandmother’s confession means listening to what everyone else has done wrong, how they have ...

Evangelicals, deeply divided over Donald Trump, are wrestling with what the tumultuous 2016 election will mean for their future. His candidacy has put a harsh spotlight on the fractures among ...

Granted, personal “confession” has been in decline. There are no lines in front of confessionals on Saturday afternoons like there were in the days of my youth. So, someone is trying to revive ...

Eric Lax grew up in Southern California with a strong religious sense, shaped by his devout mother and caring father, an Episcopalian priest. When his dad said Mass, the author assisted him as an ...