In 1 Corinthians this Sunday we read of the different spiritual gifts that flow from the same Spirit. The gifts of healing are most urgently needed in Haiti as the impoverished Caribbean nation reels from a powerful earthquake Tuesday that completely devastated the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

The psalmist praises the Lord's "marvelous deeds" this Sunday. Advocates for the homeless are praising one of the least expensive and most unheralded initiatives in last year's stimulus bill, which is quietly saving hundreds of thousands of people from homelessness.

"You shall be called by a new name," Isaiah prophesizes of Zion in this Sunday's first reading. That may be the only solution to religious tensions in Malaysia surrounding the use of the word "Allah" by Christians in the mostly Muslim nation.

The wedding at Cana, Jesus' first miracle, is reported in this Sunday's gospel. More than 24 million Chinese men of marrying age could find themselves without spouses in 2020, Chinese state media reported on Monday, citing a study that blamed sex-specific abortions as a major factor.

"Vindication" and "victory" are on the lips of the prophet Isaiah in this Sunday's first reading. After having suffered through the worst year in its 101-year history, General Motors (GM) may be ready to rise again, analysts say.

"They will not only have a place at the table, they will be the hosts of the table."

The 106 death sentences handed down in the United States in 2009 were the fewest since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976. Eleven states are now considering abolishing executions.