With his new encyclical, Pope Francis added his voice to this chorus of encouragement inviting people not to lose heart.

In "The Gospel of Peace," the Rev. John Dear embarks on a kind of spiritual experiment: interpreting the three synoptic ...

Biblical text for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Text for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It is with this in mind that the guiding Biblical text was chosen — John 11:17-27. The theme ...

As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian ...

By Francesca Pollio Fenton / Catholic News Service This year, the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., is taking ...

The woman had come to the end.  She had barely escaped from her country with her life, and was reeling from the profound ...