'Simple, not silly': Children's questions become book by Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY - Children may say the darnedest things, but when it comes to questions about faith they can make even the most learned parents and priests pause.
Books
Author explores meaningful legacy of least-known Kennedy sibling
"The Missing Kennedy: Rosemary Kennedy and the Secret Bonds of Four Women" by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff. Bancroft Press (Baltimore, 2015). 258 pp., $27.50.
Poet says journey to Catholicism, quest to see Vermeer's art led to joy
CAMDEN, N.J. - After his parents divorced, Michael White briefly lived with his mother, but she would regularly make him ask his father to "take" him.
New children's books on saints, traditions make great Christmas gifts
WASHINGTON - The following books are suitable for Christmas giving:
Life of Father Augustus Tolton, the son of slaves, reads like a novel
CHICAGO - The life of Father Augustus Tolton already reads like a novel, but now it is illustrated in full color in a new graphic book produced in partnership with Liturgy Training Publications in Chicago and Editions du Signe in France.
'Mutts' comic strip features a week's worth of quotes from Pope Francis
WASHINGTON - Those uninterested in the news coverage of Pope Francis' U.S. visit might have ditched the front page and turned to other sections of the newspaper for a break.
Mystery novel deals with church's foibles but entertains, inspires too
"Master of Ceremonies: A Novel" by Donald Cozzens. In Extenso Press (Chicago, 2015). 287 pp., $19.95.
Military mom hopes to provide spiritual guidance for others with book
WASHINGTON - There are some conversations that most parents are never truly prepared for, and some that they probably never want to have. Their son or daughter telling them about wanting to join the military is definitely among them.
Comic-book reissue of St. John XXIII's life improves on the original
NEW YORK - Forget the Avengers. The coolest Marvel-related character this year is Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, better known to the world as St. John XXIII.