In 1974, the Chicago Cubs had gone almost seven decades without a World Series championship. Much has changed in the last 40 years: Lights were installed in Wrigley Field for night games, a new jumbotron has been added and seating capacity has increased, generating more income. And yet, 107 years af

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To promote a reflection on the need for a “conversion of mind and heart” open to the needs of others, Pope Francis has chosen “Overcome indifference and win peace” as the theme for the church’s celebration of the next World Day of Peace. Announcing the theme for the cel

Dissecting Julian Bond’s multifaceted personality, his biographer captured its basic essence: pragmatism.

What do Mormonism and Catholicism share and what can they learn from each other?

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For 30 years as our most popular former president, Carter has functioned as the nation’s conscience, mainly because, like Pope Francis, he’s the real deal: a leader who says what he does and does what he says.

The one solution that has been proven to help minority students is not even on the table: integration.

This is the twenty-third entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles This entry considers the beginning of the mission to Samaria and the introduction of Simon the magician For previous entries please now go to the Complete Acts of the Apostle Commentary where you can

The city's post-Katrina problems don’t lend themselves to yet another wall.

Such actions by the Russians have been but an ongoing policy of retaliation toward sanctions imposed by Western nations concerning Russia’s behavior in Ukraine.

South Africa ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007.

There was more evidence of a Francis Effect on religious leadership today with the release of a declaration on climate change meant “to engage the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims on the issue of our time.”

Colombia's bishops express optimism about peace process that began in late 2012

Those who profess a faith other than Christianity, or no faith at all, should always be welcome

The Catholic university is currently rethinking the role of theology in its core requirements.

The United States is "a nation of immigrants and we are proud of that," New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said at the Marian shrine of Knock.

Julian Bond was a long-time legislator and breaker of barriers.

The Tianjin Diocesan Social Service Center helped line up 60 volunteers to assist the government's rescue and relief work. Volunteers donated drinking water, clothes and other supplies to hospitals and temporary settlements for evacuees.

Rumors and questions are circulating in China about the explosion in Tianjin. The question is, will we ever have answers?