After years of underrepresentation, African-American Catholics have apparently regained a proportional representation among those being ordained.

Cambridge MA On May 3 Swami Sarvagatananda a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Vedanta Society and long-time head of the Vedanta Society in Boston died at the age of 96 While his death did not make national headlines it is good to reflect for a moment on his life and its meaning so I will tell

On his arrival in Jordan today Pope Benedict spoke of himself as a pilgrim of peace He came he said with ldquo the intention to pray for the precious gift of unity and peace most specifically for the Middle East Peace for individuals for communities peace for Jerusalem for the Holy Land

nbsp ldquo The evil men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones rdquo nbsp As Pope Benedict XVI makes his way through the Holy Land his mistakes and gaffes haunt the reporting on his trip His course corrections his initiatives and extensions of well-regarded policies

When Pope Benedict XVI steps off his plane in Amman Friday morning King Abdullah II will be there to greet him in person The palace announced this week that in a break with protocol King Abdullah II had chosen to welcome the Holy Father personally The royal welcome will be a token of the high re

Who has the stature to bring together a crowd of talented performers so diverse as to include Bruce Springsteen Dave Matthews Joan Baez Dar Williams Emmylou Harris Kris Kristofferson Michael Franti Tom Morello Arlo Guthrie Roger McGuinn Steve Earle dozens more of the shining lights of Ame

Here s nbsp one of the most nbsp cogent reasons why the New York State Legislature shouldn t nbsp open a window to extend nbsp the statute of limitations for sexual abuse cases in the Catholic church from Commonweal s lead editorial this week nbsp And I emphasize the Catholic church nbsp nbsp

Reviving Amtrak; New York's New Archbishop

Silence and fervent prayer are no longer adequate responses to the priest shortage in the United States.

'We cannot trust our own estimation of what is solid and what is not.'