"The decree of the Lord is trustworthy," the psalmist assures us this Sunday. But the decrees, statements, and promises disgraced financier Bernard Madoff made to investors apparently were not. ...

This Sunday's reading from the Book of Exodus admonishes the people of Israel not to make images for themselves of "anything in the sky above or on the earth below." Monday, before signing an order to lift restrictions on federal funding for research on existing lines of embryonic stem cells ...

To proclaim Christ crucified may indeed have been "a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles" when Saint Paul wrote the First Letter to the Corinthians, but Christianity also appears to be losing its appeal in the United States. ...

When Jesus speaks in this Sunday's gospel of raising up the temple in three days, he is not talking about a construction project. But such projects in developing countries are grinding to a halt ...

Despite the Book of Exodus' admonishment not to carve idols, at least one cultural icon had cause to celebrate this week: Mattel's Barbie turned 50 Monday ...

"We must reinforce the solid Great Wall for combating separatism and safeguarding national unity."

Despite the economic recession the U.S. remains the world's leading manufacturer. Factories in this country produced $1.6 trillion of goods last year, almost twice 1987's output and two and half times China's production.