In this Sunday's gospel a cloud casts a shadow out of which God speaks to Peter, James, and John as they witness the Transfiguration. Insurance giant American International Group, Inc.'s (AIG) staggering $61.7 billion loss in the last three months of 2008, ...

Because God acquits us, Saint Paul asks in this Sunday's reading from the Letter to the Romans, who will condemn? Latino activists in Arizona, and their supporters nationwide, are concerned that allegedly heavy-handed arrest tactics used by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ...

God promises Abraham abundant descendants in this Sunday's reading from the Book of Genesis. The recent and widely reported birth of octuplets in California, however, is sparking concerns ...

After witnessing the Transfiguration, the disciples are instructed to keep what they have seen to themselves for the time being. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) apparently also has been keeping information to itself. ...

"If God is for us, who can be against?" asks Saint Paul in the Letter to the Romans. While International Women's Day this Sunday is designed to acknowledge and celebrate women's achievements and contributions in all sectors of society, the presence of about 70 Jewish women praying aloud at Jerusalem's Western Wall area was not a cause for celebration among some Orthodox Jews.

"We want the dead to rest easy, knowing their obligations are taken care of."

Job losses worldwide could reach 50 million by the end of 2009, according to the United Nations International Labor Organization. The economic recession has claimed 3.6 million jobs in the U.S. alone.