From Francis X Rocca at CNS VATICAN CITY CNS -- Pope Francis warned against quot gentrification of the heart quot as a consequence of comfortable living and called on the faithful to quot touch the flesh of Christ quot by caring for the needy The pope 39 s words came in a homily during Mas

From May 11, 1963: 'Fr. Kung very definitely wants changes in the church.'

Today rsquo s technology can do amazing things phones take photos cars park themselves Yet researchers still have not developed a device that can definitively pin down the origins of a famous image on a piece of cloth The Shroud of Turin continues to puzzle many believers and scientists alike

The De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco has a formidable ethnological collection Especially notable is the justly world famous Jolika collection of New Guinea art and a strong collection of Meso-American murals Currently on exhibtion are some fifty items from the Vatican Ethnolog

For the first time in years the Guant namo prison is part of the national conversation When President Barack Obama started his second term in January the prison barely received a mention But a massive hunger strike started just two weeks later and now involving at least 100 of the 166 prisoner

The U S Supreme Court is now considering the issue of same-sex marriage Like many people I have been following whatever news and commentary I can find One thing has struck me by its total absence While there is much discussion about the civil and human rights of adults there has been no disc