Catholics can (and do!) debate whether Pope Francis was an effective evangelizer. But we can say for sure that he followed ...

The Gospel readings of this week’s daily liturgies remind us that the Eucharist is a participation in the resurrection of ...

Over the past twenty-two years of my life, having attended Mass almost every week, I have surely heard the phrase “The ...

To the crowd that has gathered to observe him and ask him questions about how to do God’s work, Jesus offers a stirring line: ...

I never knew how much I wanted to go to Rome until I got there.

Francis always encouraged me in our attempt to move forward as an ecumenical community and in welcoming young people from ...

The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be ...

Pope Francis was not afraid of messiness. That seems to have been part and parcel of his pastoral freedom, charging into ...

The film centers on Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina, Fellini’s wife and frequent collaborator), a “simple-minded” young woman who ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—All but four of the 135 cardinals who are eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to vote for a new pope had ...

I wish I did not have to vote because I wish that Francis were still alive. But it is a fact that he has left us,” Cardinal ...

Preparations for the conclave to find a new pope accelerated Friday with the installation of the chimney out of the Sistine ...