The demise of the cult of self-interest

A new PBS documentary looks at the many faces of Jerusalem.

Progress and Challenges as Africa Prepares for Synod Africans preparing for the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa, to be held in October 2009, are emphasizing the need to find concrete ways to address the problems of a continent that has made much progress since the bishops’

Bishops in Central America have criticized mining operations for their environmental and social damage.

Peter Bray, F.S.C. (left), assumed his position in March as the eighth vice chancellor of Bethlehem University.

In his homily at yesterday rsquo s stadium mass in Yaound egrave Cameroon Pope Benedict XVI poignantly achieved something I have often struggled to do in undergraduate courses I teach on Catholic social thought or religion and politics he also accomplished something the American media seems to s

The fourth in a series for Lent

This Lent and every Lent, we Christians profess that “the kindness and generous love of God our Savior has appeared” (Ti 3:4).

Crisis Threatens Stability In Latin America While Latin American leaders initially struck a positive note in the face of the global economic downturn, most are now hurriedly drafting plans to create jobs, keep financial systems from collapsing and shore up social programs in the event of a prolonged