Last All Saints’ Day, as the congregation of St. Ignatius sang the Litany of the Saints, I found myself prayerfully interjecting Mother Mary Lange. I, as many others, believe in the depth of our souls that having seen the face of God, she resides in one of his many mansions.Read More

VATICAN CITY – Migrants and refugees in prisons and detention centers have the same right to spiritual assistance as any other person, a U.S. bishop told a Vatican meeting.Read More

Recently, I bought a birthday card. On the top it read: “When I was young, I had long hair, took acid, and went to hip new joints.” On the bottom of the card it read: “Now I long for hair, take antacids, and am waiting for my new hip joint!”Read More

George and Betsy Weigel would have marked their diamond wedding anniversary on Nov. 12 – “would have,” because my father died on Oct. 19, 2004, and my mother died, at age 95½ , this past Oct. 25.Read More

VATICAN CITY - Dozens of scientists gathered at a Vatican-sponsored meeting to fit together emerging pieces of a puzzle still waiting to be solved: whether there is life on other planets.Read More

Jay Leno flaunts his fleet of custom automobiles, and Imelda Marcos was infamous for her shoe closet.Read More

VATICAN CITY – People should not look upon immigrants as problems, but as fellow brothers and sisters who can be valuable contributors to society, Pope Benedict XVI said.Read More

WASHINGTON – After 16 years in Congress struggling with his party and even sometimes with his church over his status as a pro-life, Catholic Democrat, Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan was able to put his convictions to powerful effect in the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act.Read More