In an unexpected diplomatic initiative to consolidate the fragile peace accord in Colombia, Pope Francis on Dec. 14 brought together the country's president, Juan Manuel Santos, and his archrival, former president Senator Álvaro Uribe, a strong opponent of the accord.

As long as I have lived here, almost 30 years now, a mockingbird has arrived every spring and stayed until the approach of winter.

The Vatican on Dec. 7 declared that persons with 'homosexual tendencies' cannot be admitted to Catholic seminaries.

The inspiration for public theology lies in the Catholic belief that the church has a role in transforming the wider society under the influence of the Gospel.

In our lives, ’tis a gift to be humble, but not a gift that many of us have.

The pope zoned in forcefully on a central aspect of the life of the Roman Curia, the papal civil service.