We too often underestimate the “tornado times” we live in. The rapid pace of change, mobility and the impact of technology affect every aspect of our lives. Trains, planes and automobiles have given ...

Quiet and contemplative. Solitary and devoted. Simple. These are some of the words used to describe the monastic way of life. For hundreds of years, Christian men and women around the world have ...

My younger brother Daryl was living with me in the parish when, one day, I came home a bit exasperated from trying to help an old woman named Gertrude. She was neurotic and overanxious about life. My ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the Aventine Hill in Rome to celebrate a Mass for the 125th anniversary of the dedication of ...

VATICAN CITY — Hours after the death Saturday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis praised his “noble” predecessor and expressed gratitude for his life of faith and prayers, especially those ...

Pope Benedict XVI says he has been sustained during his seven years as pontiff by the prayers of people around the world. “From the first moment of my election as the Successor of St. Peter, I have ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Hours after the death Saturday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis praised his “noble” predecessor and expressed gratitude for his life of faith and prayers, especially ...