In an era of layoffs, lost readers, and distrust, some journalists are calling for the media to gain back some of their “swagger.” They want the press to stop being timid about what they do: ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has praised his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI as courageous and humble on the first anniversary of his remarkable announcement that he would retire. Brazil’s former ...

The ascension of a new pope inevitably invites speculation regarding the church’s future and the pope’s agenda. Much of the community employs terms more suited to politics than to religion.

The iconic Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz captured the essence of courage, as something that isn’t found, but instead forged. It’s a muscle we build through action, repetition, and risk. The Lion ...

The default psychological setting for human beings is an unavoidable self-centeredness. We each stand at the center of our own thoughts, feelings and needs, and thus experience them in a way that we ...

“Humility is the first step in self-reflection,” writes Christopher M. Bellitto in his new book, Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue. “It makes us have second thoughts. It opens us to our ...