'In some ways the United States still doesn't get religion.'

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

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

A Catholic community mourns a fallen soldier.

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

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.

Mr. Potter's Progeny In Search of Cardinal Newman

Catholics and the Rise of Barack Obama

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

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has said that the so-called religious violence between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria is not about religion.

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

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

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended that Venezuela and Cuba should be monitored for violations of religious freedom.

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

"Even people only casually involved with contemporary art tend to bookmark memories by their first encounter with William Kentridge.

Assessing President Obama's first 100 days

On Reconciliation and Peace in the Holy Land

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