The priest in the photo, Jesuit Father Quentin Dupont, "was told Mr. Fuller was dying and wanted the blessing of the faith community."

Why do we preach a crucified, humiliated savior? Because humility opens us.

The annual weekend-long spectacle began in 1919 with Italian immigrants from the small village of Montefalcione in Avellino. Organizers say it is the largest Italian religious festival in New England.

Worsening economic prospects are related to a decline in church attendance by the white working class, writes an associate pastor from St. Louis. Too often they leave church feeling judged and unwanted.

Antonio Yao Shun has been consecrated bishop in the first ordination since last year’s Vatican-China deal.

Navigating that 30-second trial of social competency that causes even the most extroverted of Catholics to break a sweat