The complete online text of Via Crucis by Francis Marion Crawford.

The verdict of literary historians and academic critics upon the fiction writers of the years between 1883 and 1909--the period when Francis Marion Crawford was writing novels--has long since been rendered in favor of William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, an...

Pope Benedict XVI baptized eight people during a candlelit Easter Vigil Mass in St. Peter's Basilica early Sunday, opening the most important event of the Christian Church calendar.Benedict started the Mass by blessing a large white candle and carrying it down the main aisle of...

The Vatican said Tuesday it would lead the fight against pedophilia, but said the problem was not limited to the Catholic Church and that other institutions should take responsibility.Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi spoke to Vatican Radio after the Los Angeles archdiocese reached a...