Front-row Vatican coverage:

Spirituality

Francis, the comic strip

For Lent, read the Gospel, fast from gossip, pope says at Angelus

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

Pope Francis and his 'secular encyclical' on sport

By Carmen Nanko-Fernández
Pencil Preaching

Repentance

By Pat Marrin
Pencil Preaching

Redemptive love

By Pat Marrin

Henry Louis Gates' new book and accompanying PBS series distill centuries of Black church history

By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service, The Associated Press
Scripture for Life

Second Sunday of Lent: Knowing God

By Mary M. McGlone
Book Reviews

Why believers and unbelievers must read Fr. James Martin's new book on prayer

By Fran Rossi Szpylczyn
Pencil Preaching

Prayer and forgiveness

By Pat Marrin

Australian bishops release working document for October Plenary Council

By Benjamin Conolly, Catholic News Service
Pencil Preaching

Prayer life

By Pat Marrin
Soul Seeing

For Lent, it's watermelon and large curd cottage cheese versus the Psalms

By Peter Gilmour
Pencil Preaching

The sign of Jonah

By Pat Marrin

L.A.'s virtual congress offers participants 'hope, vision' for the future

By Tom Hoffarth, Catholic News Service
Pencil Preaching

How to pray

By Pat Marrin
Francis, the comic strip

Pope tells Los Angeles virtual congress to proclaim God's promise

By Catholic News Service
Francis, the comic strip

Pope: Fight temptation with faith, prayer, penance

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service
Guest Voices

Texas storms: What we keep doing to each other

By Britt Luby
Pencil Preaching

Peter's chair

By Pat Marrin
Pencil Preaching

Rainbow connection

By Pat Marrin

'Scholomance' fantasy novel touches on power of evil — and of grace

By Christine Schenk

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