“I don’t think sometimes people in positions of leadership in the church really engage gay and lesbian people and talk to them and get to know about their lives.”

Seeking solidarity by joining in a Muslim tradition

The causes of mass shootings are as disparate as the cases themselves, but those involved in other tragedies couldn't help but feel the similarities.

Orlando authorities said they consider the rampage an act of domestic terror.

“The meeting is the message,” the pope said as he welcomed Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb.

Francis focuses attention on how Christianity's relationship to Europe begins in service, and asks challenging questions about how both Islam and Christianity can be misused for conquest.

There are few optimistic conclusions that can be drawn on this 100th anniversary.

Francis responded to questions relating to the separation of church and state, Islamophobia, pedophilia, synodality and reconciliation with the Lefebvrists.

As heavy fighting continues across the Nineveh Plain, some Christians displaced by the Islamic State have given up the dream of returning home and joined the stream of refugees leaving the war-torn country. Others remain in Iraqi Kurdistan, clinging to the hope that they can someday go back to their

Immigrants are not nuisances but fellow pilgrims on our shared spiritual journey.