David Gibson, Catholic News Service

We know real piety when we see it, right? Yes, but no. Pope Francis expressed concern in a 2014 talk that piety, known as...

The people I know never call themselves "wise." They may be wise, but they don't say so. Possibly they fear sounding haughty. Or possibly they...

The story of John the Baptist really begins when he ... But wait! His story is multifaceted in ways history often overlooked. How should...

An appreciation for "the givenness of life" helps people thrive in their daily existence. The world around them needs this appreciation too. But what is...

Doesn't every ecumenical council of the church, drawing bishops together from around the world, begin and conclude on definite dates? Yes, but no. When,...

An eminent passenger departed at night from Rome's Quirinal Palace Nov. 24, 1848, unrecognizable as his carriage proceeded. He resembled any mid-19th-century Italian country...

"In my old age 'angels,' as I call them, have come to me," a 95-year-old woman named Erminia told Pope Francis during his March...

"Look at this one!" During an in-flight press conference while returning to Rome after a one-day, April 2016 visit to the Moria refugee camp on...

What does God do the whole day long? Sure, it's a mystery. But God hardly is sleeping, resting far from the complex, often painful...

A sense of calamity loomed around the world just 10 years ago as people witnessed the fallout of the 21st-century's Great Recession, whether in...