How often do Americans ponder why bad things happen to people? The survey asked Americans, in light of the coronavirus outbreak and other recent tragedies, how often in the past year they have thought ...

When I sat down to write this piece, I wrestled with how to begin. Should I start with something clever? A historical parallel such as Darfur in the 2000s orRwanda in 1994? In the end, there is no ...

Gaza is being obliterated, and no global power is doing anything to stop it. A woman walks amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in the al-Zahra neighborhood of the ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Jan. 8, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) “May the light of Christian hope illumine every man ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pope Francis celebrates the Passion Of Christ in St, Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Evandro Inetti/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Pope ...

Over the last few months, I have traveled to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to offer workshops for communities grappling with profound wounds: those suffering the ongoing impacts of ...

From the mounting death toll in the Maui wildfires to the ongoing war in Ukraine, there seems to be no shortage of pain and suffering in the world. This week’s clergy discuss how they have contended ...

Msgr. Verdon said that the Vatican Pietà is the only one of the three to remain in the place it was intended for — above an altar in St. Peter’s Basilica. A close-up of the copy of Michelangelo's ...