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The pope failed to take decisive action in response to clear evidence of a criminal underground in the priesthood.

The pope has said both men and women can use condoms to protect themselves from HIV.  Can he now say that women can use them to protect themselves from the dangers of pregnancy?

Witnesses whose false testimony sent Troy Davis to death row are now trying to do the right thing. Will Georgia?

Nine reasons Democrats should embrace immigration reform this year.

The Catholic Church's moral authority in the secular world is the most detestable aspect of the current scandal.

From Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone, tales of the Devil and wise women, torturers and the tortured.

When it comes to keeping women pregnant and in their place, polygamous Mormons and the Pope have a lot in common.

On his first papal visit to America, will Pope Benedict address the real problems confronting the Catholic Church?

Christian-right activists look at falling birthrates among whites and rising Muslim immigration in Europe and warn of a looming "demographic winter."

A batch of new books describe how European governments have dealt with Muslim immigrants and citizens since 9/11.