The fundamental Christian message emphasizes compassion, and the Catholic Church over the centuries has played a vital role ...

"It feels as though all the powerful now, especially in the United States and within Christianity, are cruel and hardhearted ...

A group of clergy in Kent write about the church's previous shortcomings and how they stand against government expectations ...

Nowhere did he make that clearer than when he discussed people who weren’t straight. For years, the Catholic Church’s ...

During the time I covered religion for The Journal News/lohud, a highlight was covering John Paul II's funeral from the roof ...

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth…,” is a useful starting place for discussion of the influence of Pope Francis, who throughout proved to be a ...

This week, His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died. That's not really surprising. He was 88 years old, and he'd been struggling with his health for several years. Nor is it ...