The far-right nationalists who have used Joan of Arc as a symbol are missing her significance, writes the author of the novel “Saint Joan of New York.”

The plan would cede control over financial, human resources and governance functions to professional laity.

The Roman Catholic Church in Mexico called on the country's government Tuesday to modify the legal code and do away with statutes of limitations for sexual abuse of minors.

Perhaps hovering parents only display a drive shared by all: a desire to be our own saviors.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts dedicate the entire episode to the questions surrounding the new book From the Depths of Our Hearts.

The pope has named Francesca Di Giovanni, an Italian lay woman, to be the second undersecretary of the secretariat’s Section for the Relations with States.