The wheel is come full circle. It is now in danger of offering a crown without a cross, a triumph without a battle, a scheme of justice without the necessity of discrimination, a faith which has ...

There is no true love without the cross, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday. Speaking from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square June 28, the pope reflected on the day's Gospel ...

On the threshold of Lent, it’s important for us to remember the oft-quoted line on redemptive suffering: “There is no crown without the cross.” One of the greatest examples to me of ...

For Jesus, suffering and glory go hand-in-hand, Pope Francis said Friday, urging Christians not to fall into the temptation of running from the cross ... "Peter, without realizing it, becomes ...