Standing behind the bow of the boat-shaped pulpit in the sanctuary of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, the Rev. Vincent (“Chip” ...

My grandfather Stigall was a walking quote. A man who, by intention or by divine gift, could lay down a zinger with little ...

Interpersonal communication and embracing mercy in order to achieve the common good were two key themes of Francis’ pontificate. He was concerned with the dangers of our individualistic “throwaway ...

There is something delightfully medieval about the spectacle of white smoke rising over a 21st-century skyline. It’s a ritual ...

Pietro Bernini, who is credited along with his son for creating the Fontana della Barcaccia ("Fountain of the Leaky Boat") at the foot ... placed on the Catholic pulpit, and opened to the page ...

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he deliberately simplified.