Recalling a crisis that nearly blew up | Meningitis outbreak worries health officials | Checking the church’s compass 50 years after the council | Jump in crime a blip on the screen or a trend?
This Sunday’s reading from Letter to the Hebrews points out that Jesus is sympathetic to human weaknesses because he has “similarly been tested in every way.” On the 50th anniversary of the Cuban missile crisis, newly released papers of Robert F. Kennedy reveal the true extent . . .
This Sunday’s first reading speaks of the infirmity and affliction of the Lord’s “suffering servant.” U.S. health officials are struggling to deal with the infirmity and affliction of a nationwide meningitis outbreak . . .
The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council opened 50 years ago this past week, and the anniversary offers an opportunity to go and read the actual council documents. The meaning of the council continues to be a source of debate . . .
The Lord “is our help and our shield,” the psalmist affirms this Sunday. Protection from crime has returned to the national agenda after the violent crime rate rose unexpectedly by 18 percent last year, the first increase in nearly 20 years . . .
Fifty-six percent of registered voters in the U.S. think the government's priroity should be to develop a plan for immigrants to become legal residents, while 39 percent say the government should focus on stopping and deporting illegal immigrants.