The Peace Front: Religious groups stake out a wider role in violent conflicts.
Religious groups stake out a wider role in violent conflicts.
Of Many Things
Of Many Things
The story of unpaid caregivers
Letters
Letters
Taking Part in the Body Cynthia Reville Peabody’s article, “Staying Power” (7/18), found me asking myself once again, why do I stay in the Catholic Church? My answer to this question is, quite simply, the Eucharist. Coming together as the body of Christ, we women in the pews give t
Editorials
Out of Afghanistan
In the long run, only the Afghan people can determine their own fate.
Ahead of the Story
Church leaders must stop playing defense around the issue of sexual abuse.
Books
Weighing the Evidence
Are we destined to condemn the death penalty only after we are free of it?
Music
Confessions of a Dangerous Diva: Lady Gaga’s fascination with Christian imagery
Lady Gaga’s fascination with Christian imagery
The Word
Who Do You Say You Are?
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Aug. 21, 2011
Finding Your Self
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Aug. 28, 2011
Columns
Attention: Deficit Disorder
Mother nature always collects on her debts.
Faith
Who Do You Say You Are?
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Aug. 21, 2011
Finding Your Self
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), Aug. 28, 2011
Signs Of the Times
Bishops Seek Broader Exemption From Controversial Requirements
“As it stands, the language is not broad enough to protect our Catholic health providers,” the Catholic Health Association complained in a statement.
Famine in Somalia
More than 11 million people in the region could be affected by the famine, brought on by drought and escalating food costs.
Israeli Policies Displace Palestinians
According to a new U.N. report, Palestinian families within the Israeli-administered Area C on the West Bank are being driven from their homes.
Christians Targeted in Northern Iraq
A car bomb exploded on Aug. 2 outside the Holy Family Syrian Catholic church in the city of Kirkuk, leaving at least 20 people injured.
News Briefs
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the apostolic nuncio to the United States since 2006, “enjoyed the highest respect and deepest affection” of the nation’s Catholics, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said.
Christian Groups on Deficit, Poverty
Christian organizations raise their voices on the best way to protect the poor and refuce the national debt.
Catholic Religious Respond to Anarchy in the U.K.
Catholic sisters who live near London neighborhoods hit by riots are working with local authorities to help homeless victims.
Bishops Seek Help for Somalia
The ongoing drought and famine afflicting Somalia and other East African nations is “a humanitarian crisis that cries out for help to Christians throughout the world.”
Violence Plagues El Salvador
Violence, poverty, unemployment, hunger and precarious living conditions continue to make life difficult for Salvadorans nearly 20 years after the 1992 end of the 12-year civil war.
The Jesuit Who ‘Invented’ Hypertext
it was probably thanks to Jesuit Father Roberto Busa that today’s computers don’t just crunch numbers, but amass, sort and link words, allowing written works online to be easily searched and analyzed. Father Busa died late Aug. 9 at the age of 97
Indigenous Community Rises Up Against Crime
The Rev. Antonio Mora ministers to a town under siege, where masked men guard checkpoints and roads are blocked by burnt cars.
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Culture
Vatican
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