An interview with Martha Hennessy

Again and again I have watched Californians find a way beyond the categories they are supposed to occupy.

The U.S. church’s decline in revenue is exacerbated by rising overhead costs, write the authors of "Church Money: Rebuilding the Way We Fund Our Mission." Parishes need to be more direct about the crisis.

The pope also addressed the political crises in Latin America, including Venezuela, where he said he hoped "efforts to seek solutions will continue."

We are not angels. We cannot be spiritual without being religious. Why? Because we cannot be human without rituals.