When Christ prayed to His Father in Scripture, He often went out into nature — withdrawing to a deserted place, climbing up a ...

Pope Francis leaves a legacy of advocating for social justice issues. But some Catholic communities wish he had been able to do more.

Pope Francis taught the church that the magisterium finds its clarity not merely in propositions but in acts of mercy.

A Catholic aid organization was ordered Monday to pay $60,000 to a gay former employee after he filed a lawsuit alleging sexual discrimination. The former employee, referred to as "John Doe" in ...

Ross Douthat: The death of Pope Francis ends, or at least temporarily suspends, a tumultuous period in the life of the world’s largest religious institution. A period where the pope was often pitted ...

Despite the outcry of traditionalists who fomented for a smaller but “purer” church, Pope Francis was willing to “ make a ...

Bill Murray talks about his new film, "The Friend," and breaks down which Chicago restaurant makes one of his favorite pizzas ...

It describes the relationship of a man and woman who are sexually active and share a household, though they are not married ... do for us anyway? Catholic teaching in this matter brings rich ...

At the University of Dayton, faculty, staff and students shared their thoughts on the pope’s impact on their lives, from the way they approached their ... Pope Francis was a strong advocate for ...