Late in the movie "Shadowlands," the C.S. Lewis character describes the role that books can play in real life. The famous Oxford don and author, played by Anthony Hopkins, notes: "We read books to ...

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed ...

When Janell Green Smith first announced her pregnancy this past summer, her family was ecstatic. After participating in more than 300 births as a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice ...

Celebrating Zora Neale Hurston At 135—15 Quotes From The Icon That Read Like They Were Written For Black Women Today Zora Neale Hurston’s words honor the beauty, complexity, and truth of the Black ...

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. The Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal that deals with matters ...

Beginning in the mid-14th century, repeated plague outbreaks forced societies to confront disease, fear, and authority. This story explores how hesitation, scapegoating, and resistance to public ...

Gabrielle Pitre shares census records, baptismal certificates and family photographs she uncovered while researching her family’s Catholic roots in Louisiana. Credit: Miguel Ozuna What does it mean to ...

Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, has continued to speak out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement's raids ...

As #SushantDay trends globally, the impact of Sushant Singh Rajput’s life and career remains undeniable. From Pavitra Rishta ...

Savannah Guthrie is speaking out about mom Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. “We believe in prayer. we believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. we believe in goodness. we believe in humanity ...

Vanessa Hudgens and her husband, Cole Tucker, have their hands full as parents of two kids under 2. “[We have] two kids now,” Tucker, 29, said on a recent episode of the “Baseball Isn’t Boring” ...