Jay Gotera

Performing one amazing act after another, the first man-made probe to land on a comet reported back to Earth on Saturday how it defied incredible odds on Day 1 of its residency near a craggy cliff on the icy comet 67P not very far from Jupiter.Read More

Pope Francis will bring the "joy of Gospel personally" to the people of Asia when he begins an eight-day mission to Colombo, Sri Lanka, and then to Manila and typhoon-devastated Tacloban City in the Philippines, Asia's largest Roman Catholic nation, on Jan. 12, 2015, the Vatican and other church officials have announced.Read More

What direction should the American Catholic Church take in the light of changes that Pope Francis is pursuing as part of his reform agenda? The question is not an easy one to answer for the more than 200 bishops from all over the U.S. currently meeting in Baltimore to choose their new leaders.Read More

"A big step for human civilization." The head of the European Space Agency (ESA), Jean-Jacques Dordain, gushed out the words as he, other space scientists and the rest of mankind watched in awe on Wednesday as a European probe called Philae touched down on a speeding comet after a 10-year rendezvous.Read More

Pope Francis has begun his long expected move to revamp the administration governing the Roman Catholic Church, making two crucial appointments in the Roman Curia geared towards his principal objective of bringing the Church closer to the people.Read More

Saint Pope John Paul II played a key role in the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism. This was pointed out by Pope Francis on Sunday as he joined in the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.Read More

Ever wonder why the boyish-looking 30-year-old Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook, always wears a grey T-shirt seven days a week? Yes, it's true, the 14th richest man in the world with a net worth of $33.3 billion as November this year, has never been seen wearing a formal business attire like men of his stature usually do.Read More

In a resounding message that he will not tolerate moves that could undermine his leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and obstruct his reformist thrusts, Pope Francis removed conservative U.S. Cardinal Raymund Burke from a top post in the Vatican.Read More

Without mincing words, Pope Francis on Friday condemned people who are merely Christian in name but are actually living a "pagan life," calling them "enemies of the Cross."Read More