The reading from the Book of Isaiah this Sunday encourages those whose hearts are frightened to "be strong, fear not!" Residents and tourists in Baja California, Mexico as well as their neighbors to the north in Los Angeles ...

"The Lord sets captives free," the psalmist intones this Sunday. Sri Lankan journalist J. S. Tissanayagam, singled out by President Barack Obama as an example of persecuted journalists around the globe, was sentenced Monday to 20 years hard labor ...

The healing power of Jesus is on display in this Sunday's gospel. Citing the need for physical healing from the effects of stress and insomnia, Bishop Joseph F. Martino, 63, ...

This Sunday's reading from the Letter of James urges us to "show no partiality." As top envoys for Afghanistan gathered in Paris Wednesday, claims of massive vote fraud in the recent elections ...

The reading from the Letter of James encourages us to show impartiality toward all who enter the assembly to worship. Officials of the Archdiocese of Chicago, concerned that two-thirds of area Catholics are not entering the assembly ...

This Sunday's readings abound with images of God's power to heal physical infirmities. Until recently there hasn't been much hope for children born with ...

"Now I'm hearing people who are living day to day, who are months behind in their mortgage. There's tears in their voice--they don't know how they're going to put food on the table."

There are 3,300 registered health-care lobbyists currently in Washington, D.C., six for every member of the U.S. Congress.