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We invited some friends to recommend to our readers in very few words a favorite book and author.

Pro-life demonstrators called on the Irish government not to introduce abortion legislation.

Acts of charity, however well meant, sometimes are not enough to help people in need.

The Lord calls us to more than unified action; he calls us to a union of hearts and minds as well.

Christian Listening I was delighted to read your editorial “The Work Ahead” (11/26), on the results of the election. It was the most nonpartisan, nonjudgmental Christian approach to a political scene that I have ever read. I have a hard time dealing with the “opposition,” bu

Representatives of faith-based development networks participating in a U.N. climate change conference in Doha, the capital of Qatar, urged governments to put aside national interests and protect the common good and especially people around the world who are most vulnerable to climate change. Emilie

The U.S. Catholic Church will celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week from Jan. 13 through Jan. 19. • Starting on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Benedict XVI will be tweeting in eight languages, including Arabic, from eight twitter accounts, including one for English speak

President Obama's 'deferred action' policy yields cautious hope for undocumented youth.

Experiencing New York made me reexamine my prejudices against urban life.

God inflames the human heart with a deep desire for unity.

In a metropolitan area rocked by crime, Catholics are being challenged to respond.

The destruction from Typhoon Bopha in portions of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, is worse than feared as rescue workers continued to discover bodies under knee-deep mud, said a Catholic Relief Services official who coordinates the agency’s storm response in early December. “It lo

Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life' offers a profound understanding of the Gospels.

From the Rev. John P. McNamee, a poem for the Christmas season

One family's Christmas tradition