Young Tom Margevicius dreamed of becoming a priest while growing up in Cleveland. Those dreams appeared dashed when the high-school seminary he attended closed. At that point he changed course and ...

NEW YORK – Marking the annual celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12, the U.S. Bishops’ Conference Migration Chair said immigrants are “visible signs of Christ among us,” and called on ...

The Bible says that Christ was born of a virgin, but it does not say why. This silence has encouraged theologians to compose reasons of their own. These reasons, at times, are more ingenuous than wise ...

The Gospels on the Second and Third Sundays of Advent traditionally are devoted to St. John the Baptist. But Matthew’s treatment of John’s ministry at the beginning of Jesus’ public life is relatively ...

Find today’s readings here. “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign.” That stings a little—O.K., a lot. But maybe Jesus is right. Maybe we, like generations of old, do want God to ...