The Scriptures are replete with images of eagles. Because eagles were common in the ancient Israelite world, they were often...

This year I was blessed to celebrate the Epiphany and the Baptism of the Lord with my prometida (fiancé) in...

This is a detail of a painting of Adam and Eve by Peter Wenzel that is displayed in the Pinacoteca...

Saint Francis of Assisi was praying before the Cross of San Damiano when he heard the voice of Jesus telling...

Pope Francis arrives to visit the hermitage and cell of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 4, 2013. Saint Francis...

A homeless Ukrainian man collects money in downtown Kiev.CNS photo/Sergey Dolzhenko, EPA In early December, the Institute of Global Homelessness...

Today a central theme in reading the “signs of our times” is the increased attention paid to inculturation, the planting...

Many airports around the world have chaplaincy ministries which include daily or weekly Masses in chapels tucked away in their...

An issue of the Italian journal La Civilta Cattolica is seen at the Vatican in this 2013 file photo.CNS photo/Paul...

In a world ravaged by Islamophobia, it’s worth pointing out that if European civilization, for all its many imperialistic and...