Part of the shrine’s acreage was leased for farming that used pesticides. Upon re-evaluating, the friars determined that the current usage was not cohesive with the message of the Franciscans on being stewards of the land.

“As Americans,” Karolina wrote in her essay, “we are proud of our freedoms, we are admired for our freedoms, and we are hated for our freedoms.”

Kate, you may think you have this parenting thing down by now, but you are in for a treat. Because now you and Prince William are parents to a third child.

I always knew I wanted a life of being immersed in other cultures, and one week in Haiti only completely confirmed this.

Father Doyle fields questions about the use of incense at Mass and whether a person should give money to homeless people.