The Passion narrative this Sunday describes the disciples debating and breaking into argument during the Last Supper. The healthcare legislation passed in a contentious session of the House of Representatives last Sunday and signed into law Tuesday ...

The psalmist this Sunday calls on the Lord to "hasten to aid me." Tucked into the health-care reconciliation bill on its way to the Senate this week is a major revamping of federal student aid programs that will eliminate fees paid to banks who loan to students.

In the Book of Isaiah this Sunday the prophet claims to have "a well-trained tongue" that can rouse the weary. The Vatican, which already has accounts on YouTube and Facebook, launched Twitter accounts in six languages on Sunday.

Christ "emptied himself" to serve the needs of humanity, says this Sunday's reading from the Letter to the Philippians. An increasing number of Americans are finding a way to serve others, ...

Perhaps Isaiah and his "well-trained tongue" could handle this pepper, but the Indian military has decided that bad guys won't be able to. They are deploying the world's hottest chili in the fight against terrorism.

"I think that one of the meanings of Christianity, of the Crucifixion, is that the holy can be unvalued, abused. . . . A great deal that you see in the world is the abuse of the sacred. But the intrinsic sacredness is invariable, is a constant."

It is estimated it will take a number of years and $1 billion to remove the rubble of the 245,000 buildings ruined in last January’s Haitian earthquake.