The three kings are classic figures in every Nativity set — one king on a camel, one kneeling at the manger and one standing ready to offer his gifts. But who were the Wise Men, and what do we know about them?
Northern Europe is clearly one of the world's most Godless regions. Yet, at the same time, the Catholic Church, while a minority denomination, is experiencing a revival that only Counterreformation popes could have dreamed of.
Research is constantly producing evidence that we ignore Catholic moral teachings at our peril.
An interview about Christopher Columbus and the motivations for his journey.
Columbus Day — the day we celebrate Christopher Columbus's historic discovery of the Americas in 1492 — is a most unusual American holiday, as it commemorates an event that occurred well before the United States was a nation.
What does the bigger picture of the religious and spiritual lives of U.S. teenagers look like when we stand back and try to put it all together?
Of the writing of many books there is no end, says Ecclesiastes. If Quoheleth had lived during the last year, he might well have said, "Of the making of many myths about Pope Francis there is no end."
