"As a theologian and apologist, the archbishop has heightened readers’ receptivity to transcendence and opened their minds to revelation,” Father Drew Christiansen said.

After a year of public clashes between bishops and some Catholic colleges, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick urged university presidents to forge stronger relationships with their local bishops.

“Extraordinary Measures” illustrates the deep divide between rhetoric and reality for families caring for children with special needs.

Brown believes the decision on abortion “should ultimately be made by the woman in consultation with her doctor.”

Restoring the devastated infrastructure of the church in Haiti will take years, said Archbishop José H. Gómez, head of the bishops' office for Latin America.

Like Charles Darwin, the film “Creation” seems inclined to think that God and evolution can co-exist.