Keri and Patrick Godon were expecting their third child when Keri suffered a miscarriage 20 weeks into the pregnancy. Although devastated by the loss of their son, they found consolation from their ...

Pope Francis used the example of several Catholic saints to explain the concept of spiritual consolation during his weekly audience on Wednesday. “What is spiritual consolation?” he said Nov. 23. “It ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked that, during Advent, the faithful prepare for the Lord’s coming by being open to God’s consolation, which we must receive personally before giving to others. “It is ...

With a call to trust that Jesus is the one who dries the tears of those who suffer, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, Sept. 15.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. By Eve Fairbanks The internet is awash in self-care handbooks and recipes. They advise ...

From Cicero to El Greco, Marx to Mahler, a study of solace through the ages offers lessons from the broken When the world is in crisis, where should we look for comfort? Given humanity’s dwindling ...

Consolation follows the classic narrative arc of a principal character being jolted from the callow irresponsibility of youth through a wiser period of guilt to eventual redemption. Despite an awkward ...