A common thread runs through the lives of four major Catholic figures profiled in the first part of "Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints": They each embody a faith with consequences, a devotion that ...

The U.S. Catholic Church has a painful history of racism. One step toward healing could be canonization of the six African ...

When police in Rio de Janeiro seize blocks of cocaine and bundles of marijuana they may well find them branded with a ...

This amplifies interpretive value: to grasp its meaning, one must decipher the symbols, which, in turn, draw their significance from the story where they are intricately woven. For example ...

Fittingly, in photographs depicting aspects of faith, it’s often the light that is most riveting. An Apache dancer whirling ...

In the Sign of the Cross, gesture and word intertwine to recall and unify the essential elements of faith. A living treasure ...

While Eve, by believing the serpent, brought condemnation on human race, Mary, by believing the angel, brought blessings to ...

Jean Charlot was the friend and peer of Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and other now-renowned Mexican muralists. But in one important way, he was not one of them.

The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose feast day falls on Dec. 12, has emerged as a symbol among Latino activists and ...

Pope Francis travels to the French island of Corsica Sunday to visit the small Catholic community, just days after having ...

They also ensure that members of the broader Catholic ... to draw 15 million in its new chapter. This monumental revival is ...