Stopping gun violence, supporting a minimum wage hike, Pope Francis and Donald Trump square off at the border and much more!

Father Louis J. Cameli writes that the church’s instructions on candidates for the priesthood do not explicitly prohibit gay men.

The pope is turning 80 this Saturday.

The pope is "bringing out into the very public setting of the papacy what any pastor does in his parish or diocese."

A new statement is seemingly at odds with Pope Francis’ famous “Who am I to judge?” response when asked about gay priests in 2013.

Father Robert worked in prison ministry, which is how he became acquainted with his killer.

Given that just days before the bishops met, the United States wrapped up a bizarre election season, there were some sparks in Baltimore about what to expect under President-elect Donald J. Trump.

"The problem that we have today, not only in society but also in the church, is that we've become too polarized," Cardinal Kevin Farrell, an Irish-born prelate who was bishop of Dallas before taking over a Vatican department on family life earlier this year, told America.

“We’ve become too polarized...We’ve believed that we’ve become gods on both sides, on the left and on the right, and neither one of them are correct.”

Cardinal-designate Joseph Tobin does not hold back when expressing his admiration for Pope Francis.