A Catholic community mourns a fallen soldier.

Covering this topic is like writing about the 1936 Berlin Olympics by now the participants are all dead and anyhow none but a handful of stars Jesse Owens Pablo Picasso are known outside the fan base rdquo Like track and field events the doings of painters actors and writers seem rather tri

President Obama's recent proposal to open a new round of nuclear arms reduction talks with Russia has inspired hope among disarmament advocates.

The study reports that those who left the Catholic Church were more likely to have done so because they no longer believed in its teachings.

When a revival of Robert Bolt’s marvelous play “A Man for All Seasons” opened on Broadway last October, the New York Times critic Ben Brantley, usually reliable for intelligent insights into theater and serious reflection on dramatic themes, wrote a strange review. Brantley seemed

On Reconciliation and Peace in the Holy Land

Why do contemporary artists have such difficulty depicting holiness?

In "Angels & Demons," the church is on the side of the good guys.

Mr. Potter's Progeny In Search of Cardinal Newman

Catholics and the Rise of Barack Obama

Some, But Not All   A correspondent in a recent issue (Letters, 4/20) wrote that "it is a great pity that the American bishops do not choose to lead by recognizing the complexity of the issue on which they are called to teach, and then teaching in a way that produces more light and less heat.&r

Homeowners carrying loans worth more than the current value of their homes, said one lawyer, would likely default again when loan modifications ended.

Catholic bishops elected by several mainland Chinese dioceses will have to be subjected to further scrutiny before they are consecrated.

When a revival of Robert Bolt’s marvelous play “A Man for All Seasons” opened on Broadway last October, the New York Times critic Ben Brantley, usually reliable for intelligent insights into theater and serious reflection on dramatic themes, wrote a strange review. Brantley seemed

Now that the baby boom generation is reaching retirement age its members must come to terms with death s new proximity Parents are dying cherished friends are dying The public figures who loomed so large for so many years are dying Not that this is a surprise The World Population Clock tells us

Facebook is just another way of giving people the illusion that they are participating in the world without having to leave their bedroom or cubicle.

Assessing President Obama's first 100 days

The many journeys of Mary of Nazareth