The reading from the Letter to the Galatians this Sunday reminds us that the law is fulfilled in the directive to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Spanish dictator general Francisco Franco apparently saw things differently. Contrary to reports that he sheltered Jews from the Nazis, . . .

The Lord is “my allotted portion and my cup,” says the psalmist this Sunday. Given the choice, the vast majority of children are attracted to food that feature cartoon characters, a new study suggests. Because such characters regularly adorn junk food, nutritionists are concerned.

Elisha inherits the mantle of prophecy from Elijah in this Sunday’s first reading. Saints Peter and Paul inherited the mantle of leadership in the 1st-century church, and 21st-century laser technology has uncovered the oldest known icons of the two saints.

Jesus reminds would-be followers in this Sunday’s gospel that the Son of Man has no place to call home. Firefighters northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona fought to save hundreds of homes and contain a fast-growing wildfire that by Wednesday had burned 14,000 acres of land.

“War is bigger than any one man or woman, whether a private, a general, or president.”

Almost 40 percent of U.S. doctors are age 55 or older. Their expected retirements in the next decade, along with those of nurses, will create a shortage of hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals by 2020.