A voice for political freedom in Iran | Hunger pains more than 1 billion people | State programs on the chopping block | Government mediation on price of medications | French president criticizes religious cover-up
"God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living," the Sunday reading from the Book of Wisdom tells us. Graphic video images of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young Iranian woman dying in the streets of Tehran after being shot ...
After restoring Jairus' daughter to life, Jesus instructs astonished onlookers in this Sunday's gospel to give the girl something to eat. There are more than 1 billion people in the world in need ...
"I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me," the psalmist says this Sunday. Facing budget shortfalls that are forcing program cuts, layoffs, and tax increases, state governments ...
"Your abundance at the present time should supply their needs," the apostle Paul exhorts the church at Corinth in the second reading this Sunday. Applying a similar principle, the Obama administration on Monday announced that the pharmaceutical industry had pledged about $80 billion ...
This Sunday's gospel tells the story of a suffering woman who is healed by touching Jesus' clothes. As far as French President Nicolas Sarkozy is concerned, a woman clothed in a head-to-toe burka is forced to suffer as well. ...
Citing the need "to ensure the awards process remains representative of the current musical landscape," the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has eliminated the category of "Best Polka Album" from the Grammy Awards.