We hear in this Sunday's first reading that when Joshua questioned the religious loyalties of his fellow Israelites, they responded, "Far be it from us to forsake the Lord." President Barack Obama's recent signals that he would be willing to forsake a "public option" on healthcare insurance ...

"This saying is hard; who can accept it?" complain many of Jesus' disciples in this Sunday's gospel. Ahead of Afghanistan's presidential elections Thursday, U.S. troops were working to secure polling places ...

The psalmist this Sunday proclaims with confidence that the Lord "confronts the evildoers." Determining who is responsible for the nearly three-week disappearance of the Arctic Sea, a Russian-crewed freighter found Monday, may be a different story.

In the shorter version of Sunday's second reading we are counseled to "live in love, as Christ loved us." Just in time for hurricane season, a delegation of U.S. Roman Catholic bishops with charitable giving on its agenda ...

“This operation shows negligence, and is considered a security breach for which Iraqi forces must take most of the blame.”

Since 2007 about 200,000 passengers have been stuck on approximately 3,000 U.S. planes for three hours or more