The Spirit of the Lord goes out to renew the face of the earth, the psalmist says in the readings this Sunday, while also pointing out that if God takes away the breath of God’s creatures, they perish. In an effort to help renew the environment and preserve breath . . .

The Lord visited a “confusion of languages” and a scattering “all over the earth,” says the reading from the Book of Genesis for the Vigil of Pentecost. An appeal to overcome disunity caused by a fractious immigration policy led U.S. Roman Catholic bishops to Capitol Hill in a renewed push for immigration . . .

“And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim,” says the Acts of the Apostles this Sunday—different tongues came that represented many languages and peoples. The world will be paying attention to many different languages . . .

The disciples had locked themselves away in fear of their persecutors, the Gospel of John says, when “Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ ” Catholics and others in the Central African Republic may be hoping for peace but continue to live . . .

"For 20 years, I've said to Vatican, you are not responsible for an individual priest, but you are responsible for a system that covered it up and allowed it to continue."

Only 15 percent of Americans say they support the Tea Party, a new low, down from 31 percent in 2010. 32 percent of Republicans identify with the Tea Party, down from 55 percent four years ago.