May 15, 2020

Pope Francis blesses a young fan | Photo: Paul Haring

Encounters with Pope Francis

Tom Hoopes May 15, 2020

And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.

Dick Vitale: Faith, Family and Foul Shots

Susan Hines-Brigger May 15, 2020

In the world of sports, Dick Vitale and college basketball are synonymous. That's understandable given that he's devoted over 50 years of his life to the game in one capacity or another.

Angels on the Battlefield: Civil War Sisters

Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD May 15, 2020

150 years after Gettysburg, we remember 16 Catholic sisters who ministered to Civil War soldiers.

Don’t Let Illness Get You Down

Rita E. Piro May 15, 2020

Illness damages more than our bodies. Here are five ways to help you cope.

Person with a backpack looking at an ocean with a grey scale

Most people pay close attention to the first commandment about loving God with all our mind, heart, and soul. Not so many give equal notice to the second: "Love your neighbor as yourself " (Mt 22:34-40). It's the "as yourself ...

People reaching across the Mexican border

Faith without Borders

Daniel Wilson May 15, 2020

According to a survey of those recently deported to Nogales, Mexico, the average person deported has lived in the United States for more than 14 years and has two to three children still living in the states (70 percent of ...