A newspaper is a business but it is also a public trust, an indispensable check on abuses of power.

Padre Oprah and a Playboy President; The Markey Bill

Mr. Potter's Progeny In Search of Cardinal Newman

Assessing President Obama's first 100 days

The Plight of Women in Afghanistan; Susan Boyle's Talent

The U.S. church must escape the strengthening riptide of sectarian conflict and re-establish trust between universities and the hierarchy.

Reviving Amtrak; New York's New Archbishop

Silence and fervent prayer are no longer adequate responses to the priest shortage in the United States.

Thousands of Haitians in the U.S. face deportation. They deserve better.

The Living Dead; Obama in Europe