A new translation of the Mass has been used in the nation’s Catholic parishes for less than three years, but there are signs that the language—often criticized as stilted and awkward—could be in for another edit.“We’ve tried it, we’ve lived with it, we think it ne

Bible films may be raking it in at the box office, but fewer people are reading the original and taking it seriously.The American Bible Society’s latest State of the Bible survey documents steep skepticism that the Good Book is a God book.“We are seeing an incredible change in just

Pope Francis said the assassination of "my confrere," a 75-year-old Dutch Jesuit in Syria, "filled me with deep sadness and made me think again of all the people who suffer and are dying in that martyred country."Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt "arrived in Syria about 50 ye

Every time Nathalie Piraino returns home to Rwanda, she sees a country advancing economically and politically and where the development of people, especially women, is foremost.She also has found that memories from her homeland's genocide 20 years ago remain vivid, not forgotten.Searing memories

Pope Francis will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper at a Rome rehabilitation facility for the elderly and people with disabilities.He will preside over the Holy Thursday evening Mass and foot-washing ritual at the Father Carlo Gnocchi Foundation's Our Lady of Providence C

Healing and reconciliation continue 20 years after Rwanda's 100 days of genocide, making the central African nation a strong example for troubled states to emulate, international observers said.Hutus and Tutsis, the country's primary social groups, now work alongside each other to rebuild a