A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the ...

This prayer is said with faith and heart in hand, meant to harmonize the marriage. The prayer can bring you peace, but true ...

As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader, the editors of 'America' remember an extraordinary and beloved pontiff ...

The ex-congressman whose name became a punch line is running for New York’s city council. In some ways, he hasn’t changed a ...

Stephen Bargatze talks about being beat as a kid — and about his magical moments with his mom the day before she died ...

"I only knew my mother-in-law for a short time, but she gave me three gifts: a husband, a prayer and a mother-in-law hack." ...

"They had faculty monitors four or five deep, but not even one word or sound was uttered during ... Bargatze then recited the Lord's Prayer. Peggy Bargatze Sumner died the next day.

Discover how the papal conclave works and the 8 key steps involved in selecting a new pope, from cardinal meetings to the ...

BR Editor Iwan Fox looks at the wide variety of musical inspirations being explored, examined and endorsed in the bids to win ...