On the mournful threads connecting Joe Biden’s half-century in politics

Out of the trauma of war, Wolfe found redemption in Catholicism and his voice in futuristic, philosophical novels.

Edir Macedo has a church, a bank, a TV channel, and a Moses complex. And with the election of Jair Bolsonaro, he has emerged as the country’s most controversial kingmaker.

What the Met Gala said about the relationship between Catholic art and contemporary America

The country’s leading religious news wire hired a new publisher in 2016. Then it all fell apart.

The idea that one man brought about the Protestant Reformation obscures a much longer history of dissent.

HBO's new show is both of our time and not.

Why are so many secular hospitals imposing religious restrictions on medical care?

In a new book, the Pope sits down with a Vatican reporter to discuss mercy, sin, and love in the twenty-first century.

The pontiff points to a model in which multiple institutions pitch in

His Catholic critics complain about his apocalyptic rhetoric, but the pontiff is simply speaking the truth: We're in trouble.

The backlash from liberals and conservatives alike is good for his mission