Carol Herrera, a volunteer at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, helps distribute food as part of the organization’s food-pantry program.

On Sunday Pope Francis said the parable of the Good Samaritan isn’t just a nice passage to reflect on, but signifies a concrete choice we make in deciding how to live and treat those around us.

Catholic parishes and other organizations have numerous programs where volunteers can help the community. Finally, being a good neighbor means being like the good Samaritan who opened his wallet ...

The Holy Father called the members of the ICPS to be "living icons of the Good Samaritan," giving attention to their neighbors, remembering the dignity of man and inciting hope.

While these are certainly good, it is about far deeper things than human kindness or ethics. This is a Gospel about the transformative power of God’s love and our need to receive it.

When we read the news about people in distress, Jesus is looking over our shoulders and asking what we are going to do for them, writes Fr. Tom Reese.

One of Brockton's best-known institutions will change its name in the ongoing fallout from the Steward Health Care bankruptcy debacle.