Leaders face the challenge of modeling their leadership on God and of acting in ways pleasing to God, says Prepare the Word’s “Who’s listening” reflection on this Sunday’s readings. Three Alabama bishops, including a Roman Catholic archbishop, have sued to overturn a harsh new state immigration law . . .

“How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways!” Saint Paul says of God in this Sunday’s selection from the Letter to the Romans. Analysts are speculating on the significance of search-engine giant Google’s announcement that it will acquire . . .

“Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever,” the psalmist gratefully intones this Sunday. The Vatican wants young pilgrims attending World Youth Day in Spain this week to know God’s forgiving power and has granted priests the right to forgive the sin of abortion when hearing their confessions . . .

The Sunday gospel passage relates how Jesus entrusts Saint Peter with the weighty role of leadership in the early church. Billionaire investor and influential financial leader Warren Buffet says it is time . . .

“There was an overwhelming sense that God's love was there.”

The Obama administration deported a record 393,000 people in 2010, about 45,000 after drug-related crimes and about 40,000 after traffic violations.