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Pundits have been praising Rep. Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who chairs the House budget committee, for the courage displayed in his 2012 budget proposal. But their definition of "courage" must be different from mine.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the persecuted Orthodox Church began its resurrection. Nothing better illustrates this revival than the restoration of the cathedrals and churches.

WASHINGTON (RNS) The Obama administration's embattled nominee for religious freedom ambassador is comparing herself to former British...

The cross at Ground Zero was one of thousands of I-beams used to construct the iron skeletons of the World Trade Center towers. This one...

A British theoretical astrophysicist who has achieved renown for his study of the cosmos and for sounding warnings about the future of...

I think it is easy for modern people to read Paul and surmise that he wishes we did not have to deal with physical bodies.  To those of us...

In times of grief, "the very sun and moon seem taken from us," writes Oscar Wilde. He continues:...

In 1995, as I was beginning a sabbatical to study older women married to clergy, a longtime seminary professor gave me a book from his library and told me about a class called "Mistress of the Mans...

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. (ABP) – Three weeks after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami hit northeast Japan, transportation had...

Sydney, April 5 (ENInews)--Many of Australia's 3000 active and retired Catholic priests are critical of their bishops and admit they do not believe crucial church teachings, according to a survey t...

On Palm Sunday we can answer the question, "Who is this?"

Pulling works of art from the rubble of buildings destroyed in a di­saster may seem trivial compared with providing food and medical care. But it helps ensure the culture's long-term recovery.

CLEVELAND (RNS) In days long gone, Roman Catholic priests regularly made deathbed house calls, even in the middle of the night with little...

LONDON (RNS) One of the prominent figures in the revived ancient priesthood of Druidism in Britain has been charged with defrauding the...

CANTERBURY, England (RNS/ENInews) A self-effacing multimillionaire has become a local hero after buying a series of 17th-century religious...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (ABP) – Southern Baptists’ top public-policy expert said April 2 that whether or not President Obama’s action in Libya...

While I was finishing my Ph.D. I took a job as an adjunct professor at a small, state-run college. The experience was a lesson in...

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the early resignation of an "emotionally drained" bishop in Australia whose diocese has been...

NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) For 46 years, the chief assassin of slain civil rights icon Malcolm X has been hiding in plain sight in Newark,...