SARITA, Texas – There is little evidence of dignity in the deaths of the undocumented men, women and children found among the south Texas cactus and brush over the past few decades.Read More

MIAMI - The deluge let up just as the festivities began. Two hours later, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski emerged from St. Mary Cathedral into bright sunlight, having officially been installed as Miami’s fourth archbishop.Read More

My wife completes chemotherapy just after Thanksgiving. It’s been a long six months. Monica was diagnosed with breast cancer in May, had surgery in June and started chemo in July. Her treatments have included seven hospitalizations, thrice weekly doctor visits, and long days of incredible fatigue, isolation, and nausea. She has been rudely forced to...Read More

VATICAN CITY – The gentle notes of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” wafted through the Vatican audience hall and carried with them hopes for improved relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church.Read More