BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Now, a special report on religion and the economy. According to new figures from the U.S. Labor Department, more than six million Americans are now receiving unemployment benefits. Every metropolitan area in the country has seen a … More →

April 17, 2009

BOOK REVIEW The Grandeur of God and the Life of a Poet by David E. Anderson Father Hopkins said the only true literary critic is Christ. — John Berryman, “Eleven Addresses to the Lord” “If I had not discovered Hopkins, … More →

March 20, 2009

In most of the world, the poor and sick are ignored. In Lourdes, they are number one, and people say they are drawn there because they believe it is a place of great faith. More →

March 6, 2009

The Vatican announced Monday (February 23) that Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan will become the next Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York. Dolan, 59, will succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, who is retiring after nearly nine years in the position. John Allen, … More →

February 23, 2009

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Pope Benedict XVI apparently chastised Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi over her views on abortion. Pelosi is Catholic and pro-choice. After a private meeting with Pelosi at the Vatican this week, Benedict issued a statement saying … More →

February 20, 2009

President Obama discusses his plans and hopes for the American religious community. More →

January 23, 2009

Father Damien de Veuster, a missionary priest from Belgium, arrived at the Hawaiian leper colony Kalaupapa in 1873 to cared for the outcasts, and eventually died of leprosy himself. More →

January 23, 2009

Read more of Judy Valente’s interview with Father Marco Antonio Mercado of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Chicago: Father Marco Antonio Mercado Q: Help us to understand some of the events in the liturgy celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe, and … More →

November 26, 2008

Read more of Judy Valente’s interview about Hispanic Catholics with Friar Gilberto Cavazos Gonzalez, who directs the Hispanic ministry program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago: Friar Gilberto Cavazos Gonzalez Q: How would you characterize the Hispanic Catholic community … More →

November 26, 2008

LUCKY SEVERSON: There was a time when a labor strike like this one against the Catholic Church in Scranton, Pennsylvania, would have been difficult to imagine. The Church, after all, has always been the champion of workers rights. These workers … More →

November 14, 2008