The city will be filled with over 200,000 religious pilgrims in just about 36 hours.

(Because, you know, Romero wasn't political.)

The countdown to the archbishop's beatification in San Salvador begins

'The Americanization of Narcissism,' by Elizabeth Lunbeck

Archbishop Oscar Romero had as many enemies in death as in life.

You're a fan of Bob Dylan, right? But not really. You're a fan of his music. You prefer covers by Adele, Johnny Cash, The Byrds or Joan Baez, because you don't much care for Dylan's voice. And if you're like most people, you think Bob Dylan is sort of a jerk.

We’d all do well to hesitate before calling someone a criminal, before calling a cop a thug.

No longer are synods stage-managed pageants that simply ratify the pope’s decisions.

'Brothers,' by George Howe Colt

‘The faith is Europe,” Hilaire Belloc claimed a century ago, “and Europe is the faith.” To say the same today might provoke laughter or confusion. When we think of Europe, is the first thing that comes to mind Christianity?Now, quick—say the first word that pops into yo