The prophet Amos quoted in this Sunday’s first reading has no patience for the complacent rich, who "shall be the first to go into exile.” Pope Francis warned business leaders against the idolatry of money as he traveled last Sunday to one of Italy's . . .

In this Sunday’s gospel parable, a skeptical Abraham doubts that even a prophet returning from the dead would convince the callous rich to share their wealth. Not many years ago . . .

The second reading this Sunday encourages the pursuit of “righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.” In a wide-ranging interview Pope Francis gave . . .

“The Lord sets captives free,” the psalmist affirms this Sunday. Families of more than 60 people still unaccountestill be "set free,"but the odds seem grim. At least 67 people are dead and many more may have been trapped in the rubble of the partially . . .

“As Pope John Paul II said, Christianity teaches that private property is under a social mortgage.”

On game days the air conditioning, massive scoreboard, and other amenities of Cowboys Stadium in Dallas consume more electricity than the nation of Liberia.