This “All Quiet on the Western Front” does not need special effects to hold its own. It is matter-of-fact, and that is its strength.

Father Michael Quealy, the first military chaplain killed in action in Vietnam, was honored on the day of his death in the Reading of the Names ceremony.

Will Christ manifest himself and end history? Assuredly yes, if you believe in him and what he said. When will this happen and how? Even in this atomic age, we still do not know.

Pope Francis joined Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders on Friday in calling for the great religions to work together for peace.

The multitude of men and women honored on the feast of All Saints lived according to the Eight Beatitudes.

“The plea for peace cannot be suppressed,” Pope Francis said today. “It rises from the hearts of mothers; it is deeply etched on the faces of refugees, displaced families, the wounded and the dying.”