The Rev. Johannes L. Jacobse is president of and John Couretas is executive director of the American Orthodox Institute, which promotes the voice of American Orthodox Christians in public life. They are based in Naples, Fla.

Lorraine Blass of the United Jewish Federation in New York served as project manager of the National Jewish Population Survey.

Gilberto Cardenas is director of the Institute for Latino Studies, which includes the Center for the Study of Latino Religions at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind.

List of Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic voyages outside of Italy.

The Vatican stirred controversy in July 2007 when the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued this statement, with Benedict’s approval. The document, in the form of answers to various questions, sought to reaffirm the Catholic Church as the one church established by Jesus Christ. That restatement angered many non-Catholics, especially in the Protestant and […]

A Jan. 7, 2008, Catholic News Service story.

Read a July 20, 2007, article in Time magazine about whether the Bible supports sanctuary for illegal immigrants.

Read a July 8, 2007, USA Today article about the New Sanctuary Movement and the different kinds of sanctuary it provides, including legal assistance, food and clothing.

Read an Associated Press article dated July 12, 2008, about immigrants seeking sanctuary in churches. It’s on the Web site of The Christian Post.