Like the religious authorities of the Sanhedrin criticized by Jesus, some clergy are faithful only to themselves, "rich in devout reverence to the past," wrote Italian biblicist Father Giulio Cirignano.

Pope Francis called on Muslims and Jews in the Holy Land to "moderation and dialogue" as tensions continued around a key site in Jerusalem that is sacred to members of both faiths.

Having so often petitioned a gracious God for the blessing of mercy, how could I deny it to others?

The distinction between the disciplines of theological work and how these function in our common life is necessary.

In September, the pope will beatify a bishop and a priest filled in the country's decades-long civil war.

Churches do much more than feed the hungry and clothe the naked.