“I am thirsty,” he says to me as I tuck him into bed. “These pants have a hole,” she informs me as she gets dressed. “I need a hug,” another child cries out as she deals with the consequences of her ...

During this Year of Mercy, the faithful have been reminded of their sacred role in living out the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. As we consider all that is involved in meeting the physical and ...

Hamilton County administrators rolled out a plan Tuesday to sell five county buildings − including the historic 146-year-old Alms & Doepke building on Central Parkway in Over-the-Rhine − and buy Bon ...

(RNS) — At the end of February, the US State Department canceled some 10,000 programs that fed, sheltered and cared for people around the world. (RNS) — President Donald Trump and his DOGE hitman, ...

In honor of all "workers and volunteers of mercy," the Vatican is encouraging those who volunteer in different service opportunities to share their testimony on social media with the hashtag #BeMercy.

On March 13, Pope Francis surprised the world by proclaiming a year-long Jubilee of Mercy. Since then he has begun to give indications, in homilies and talks, as to what this entails. As I write, the ...