Saint Paul encourages us in the reading from 1 Corinthians to celebrate the feast "not with the old yeast" of malice and wickedness "but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." The old yeast appears to be alive and well, however, evidenced Monday by a suicide bombing in Moscow's subway system ...

In this Sunday's reading from the Acts of the Apostles Saint Peter summarizes the mission of Jesus succinctly: "He went about doing good." Nine members of a militia group calling themselves "Christian warriors" were rounded up Monday for allegedly being up to no good.

"I shall not die, but live," the psalmist confidently proclaims this Sunday. If we wish to enjoy a long and healthy life, researchers warn, we need to carefully control intake of fattening foods.

In John's gospel account of the empty tomb this Easter Sunday, it is Mary of Magdala who announces the surprising news. President Barack Obama caught some environmentalists and other supporters by surprise Wednesday when he announced his support for offshore drilling for oil and natural gas ...

Every Good Friday Christ's suffering is heavy on Christians' hearts. For three decades Christians throughout the world have commemorated the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero ...

"I keep coming back for the community--the way we support each other in so many ways. Do you give up on that? Or do you stay in it and fight for justice? I think that's where a lot of us are at now."

Americans lost an estimated $560 million in 2009 to internet fraud, according to the FBI. The most common scam: people impersonating FBI agents.