Pope Benedict XVI's "In the beginning" started off a weeklong Bible-reading marathon on Italian television Sunday. ...more

October 6, 2008

The Vatican insisted Friday that it is properly following Christian tradition by excluding women from the priesthood as it issued a new warning that women taking part in ordinations will be excommunicated. ...more

May 31, 2008

Chuck Wirick dedicates his time to making music. A lifelong musician with degrees in history, music and Christian education in his native Michigan, Wirick has become a musical man-about-town. ...more

February 14, 2008

A tip of my hat to the learned Dale Gillis for his observation regarding my column of Nov. 8, in which I somewhat criticized our government trying to develop Iraq into a democratic form of government. He is right in that I have a negative view of religion and I ask just why I should not with all the scandals and religious zealots out there. Islam is just another religion, which has gone way too far in enforcing their fundamental beliefs. I failed to emphasize the need to establish some form of compromise between the Sunni zealots, Shiites, Jews and conservative Muslims so that that country can as our country does in accepting each other without war. ...more

December 13, 2007

The Roman Catholic Church must figure out what it is doing wrong in the battle for souls, because so many Catholics are leaving the church to join Pentecostal and other evangelical movements, a top Vatican cardinal said Friday. ...more

November 24, 2007