Due to “increasing negative feedback from various social media sites, the decision was made to withdraw the invitation extended to Father Martin.”

Chances are if you’re Catholic you’ve said it, or at least thought it: I am terrible at praying.

Papal authority has expanded dramatically over the last 150 years. But our age has seen something new—informal papal teachings meant as pastoral encouragements more than doctrinal clarifications.

One day we may see one of their bylines in The New Yorker. One day these men will be released from prison.

A chainsaw-wielding sister is just the latest viral sensation.