Many people consider their pets part of the family, so it isn't uncommon for questions to arise about animals having souls or an afterlife. There are many differing opinions on whether animals have ...

Pope Francis has given hope to gays, unmarried couples and advocates of the Big Bang Theory. Now, he has endeared himself to dog lovers, animal-rights activists and vegans. Trying to console a ...

Recently, during his regular weekly address at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, Pope Francis declared that all animals go to heaven. He made this statement while trying to comfort a boy who was ...

The fondest memories of my earliest childhood include those of my beloved pets: Zena, my black Labrador, my cat Saturn and my New Forest pony Diamond. More recently, I treasured my black Labrador, ...

In Garth Stein's novel The Art of Racing in the Rain, the narrator tells us that in Mongolia, dogs are buried high in the hills so no one walks on the graves. The master whispers into his dog's ear ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin wrote his book after his own suffering in silence connected him, he says, to the suffering of animals. (RNS) — The Rev. Terry Martin had served large, busy Catholic ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. In my last column, I wrote about St. Francis and the Blessing of the Animals for his feast day in ...