Even negative reactions are part of the conversation that I hoped the book would generate about L.G.B.T. Catholics.

The motivation for withdrawal in the Ignatius option is formation for mission rather than countercultural resistance.

“If we continue to do deforestation, it is like suicide," said Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo. "We need to act together to defend our common house."

The Mass was celebrated just days after a shooting at an Alexandria ballpark in which Rep. Steve Scalise and others were injured while practicing for a charity baseball game.

Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September and he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru.