Childlessness advocates tell us, in sum, that children require a lot of sacrifices.

During the interregnum following the death of a pope we see a flurry of interest in the prophecy of St. Malachy. The interest seems to grow each time a pope passes from the scene because, according to some interpretations of the prophecy, the line of popes is about to end.

King Henry VIII may have lived five centuries ago, but he remains much in the news. Three leading English historians were asked to put Henrys actions into proper perspective.

A couple of days ago, President Barack Obama conducted a few interviews in anticipation of his speech to Muslims in Cairo. In one of the interviews, he made a statement about the religious make-up of the United States of America.

On Pentecost, we rejoice that God cannot lie (Titus 1:1-2). The same cannot be said of Hollywood.

The scandal surrounding the Rev. Alberto Cutie has raised questions in the minds of many concerning the Catholic Church's discipline of priestly celibacy.

Massimo Introvigne, of the Center for Studies on New Religions, gives some background on the mysterious Illuminati whom Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon tracks down in Angels & Demons.

Christian America is busy dying again.

At a Mass on Saturday in Luanda, Angola, Pope Benedict tried to warn his listeners of the dangers of belief in witchcraft.

Pope Benedict's words at the beginning of his trip to Africa, regarding the use of condoms in preventing the spread of AIDS, generated a media storm. But the Pope's comments are not the cause for concern that they were reported to be. Why is the Church's teaching on this issue not 'unrealistic and ineffective', as alleged, but valuable, efficient, and grounded in reality?