The 117th session of Congress got off to a testy start on Sunday, including an opening prayer from an ordained member whose pairing of “A-woman” with the traditional “Amen” raised both hackles and questions about the meaning of the word.

The pandemic has taken a terrible toll on the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Latham.

Philip Allen Lacovara, who served as special counsel to Watergate prosecutors, described the president’s call to election officials in Georgia as “a new low in Trumpian mendacity and abuse.”

Pope Francis said that Diego Armando Maradona wasn’t just a skilled soccer player but a true artist.

Gloria Purvis, whose radio show “Morning Glory” was canceled on Dec. 30, said she has no regrets about using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd.

A genuine discourse about student debt among Christians would greatly benefit from an understanding of the rationale and wisdom embedded in their ancient Mosaic laws.