These days, more and more people are concerned about how much data is collected about them—from their use of smart phones to their visits to websites to where they’ve used their credit cards. It might surprise people that a similar thing was happening in 19th-century England.

At a Consistory of cardinals on Monday, Pope Francis formally approved Blessed John Henry Newman’s canonisation ...

Pope Francis’ announcement that he will canonize a 19th-century English cardinal is resonating strongly among scholars and others in Pittsburgh who have been inspired by his example...