"We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" and a hope that "does not disappoint," Saint Paul writes to the Romans. Questions about the United Nations-mandated military mission in Libya have challenged the faith and hope . . .

The need for water both liquid and spiritual figures in the first reading and the gospel this Sunday. With half of the world's population now living in cities and a full two thirds expected to do so by 2030, the provision of water in urban areas . . .

In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus tells the Samaritan woman he is the "gift of God” who shows God’s great care for God’s people. In the aftermath of the post-earthquake disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, a number of countries are questioning whether nuclear power . . .

Salvation and other blessings flow into the human heart “because we have been justified by faith,” writes Saint Paul in the Letter to the Romans. A new survey says faith may also justify increased physical and emotional health . . .

"We are in Libya because of oil. It all goes back to the 5 million barrels of oil we import from OPEC on a daily basis."

To meet soaring energy demands in India and China, the world's current supply of 443 nuclear reactors will have to double in the next 15 years.