The end of one year and beginning of another is a time to take stock … and to look ahead to the promise of new opportunities. How do Christians take stock? Is it appropriate for us to ask, as a Church ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis encouraged the faithful on Friday to guard their hearts by doing a daily examination of conscience, saying that, we if we don’t, we risk letting the devil in rather than ...

Pope Francis has recommended a daily examination of conscience as an “indispensable” practice in spiritual life. An examination of conscience is a prayerful reflection on one’s thoughts, words, and ...

While public outcry about the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin gathers momentum on social networks and in various public demonstrations around the country, it does not seem to be weighing too ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Lord David Alton of Liverpool witnessed the enduring appeal of St. Thomas More when a future saint visited England some years ago. During that visit, Mother Teresa asked him to show ...

"To those who have been far away from the sacrament of Reconciliation and forgiving love, I make this appeal: Come back to this source of grace; do not be afraid! Christ himself is waiting for you. He ...

Pope Francis at the general audience on St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on November 30. ROME—Pope Francis has recommended a daily examination of conscience as an “indispensable” practice in ...

Granted, personal “confession” has been in decline. There are no lines in front of confessionals on Saturday afternoons like there were in the days of my youth. So, someone is trying to revive ...