Once at the heart of the religious practice for millions of American Catholics, the sacrament of confession could become a ...

WE FACE THAT time of year when, liturgically, we begin to move from light to darkness, even though the heavens have it the other way round — each day now is longer than the one before it. My husband ...

Speech is among our greatest gifts, yet self-mastery in speech is rare. Some of the most common sins we commit are related to speech: gossip, idle chatter, lies, exaggeration, harsh attack, and ...

Follow live updates on Pope Francis as 88-year-old pontiff remains in a critical condition at Rome's Gemelli hospital.