An excerpt from ‘The Bitter Fruit Tree and Other Stories’, by Prakash Parienkar, translated from the Konkani by Vidya Pai.

While beheadings grab headlines, poverty and cultural friction push emigration to the West—where the welcome is not always ...

The Uganda martyrs were canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and their story continues to resonate across Africa.

In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving ...

This is true of the Sign of the Cross, rich in profound and multifaceted ... serves as both a sign of belonging to the Christian community and a symbol of protection—an “armor” that, as ...

They know they are guilty because their conscience pricks their heart. When people are told about any other belief besides ...

Embracing the playbook of ruthless dictators such as Putin and Orbán, Trump expands presidential power, wages war on the rule of law  and dismantles democratic institutions, especially those that ...

Texas Rangers slugger Jake Burger’s return to form coincided with the election of a fellow Midwesterner as the first U.S.-born pope. Faith is ingrained in the devout Catholic athlete and his family.

Christians celebrate the Ascension, symbolizing Jesus' ascent to God. Le Monde explores the history and symbolism of one of ...

From the very beginning, the story of Jesus is about healing broken relationships. When humanity turned away from God, ...

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a symbol is “something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of ...

As British contemporary art beats all odds to remain a cauldron of inventiveness and passion, Carla Passino discovers which ...