Every February, Black History Month helps us reflect on how our nation’s racial past informs our present—to acknowledge the ...

Jesus says that in this life, it’s better to have poverty than wealth; hunger than satisfaction; weeping than laughter; persecution than popularity.

But Francis was also echoing St. Peter’s own recognition of his sinfulness, as he responded to Jesus when he first called him ...

Amid the recent spate of airplane disasters, one God-fearing JetBlue passenger has turned to the Almighty to keep her safe in the sky by anointing an aircraft with holy water prior to boarding. “In ...

A decade after ISIS militants executed a group of Christians in Libya, a short animated film highlights their courage.

It’s not an abstraction; it’s love in its most extreme action. With these words Jesus establishes an extraordinary standard ...

Jesus himself becomes the ultimate witness of God’s mercy when he, the sinless one, takes on his passion and death so that we sinners might be forgiven. He calls us to live this life of mercy in the ...