Cardinal, Pope ignite new debates on sex and the eucharist

When popes talk about sex, it tends to make headlines. This was certainly true when Pope Francis told the Associated Press last month, 'Being homosexual isn't a crime.' He said the Catholic Church opposes criminalizing homosexuality and that, 'We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are.'

Patients undergoing treatment have ‘chemo fog’

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: I had chemotherapy for breast cancer. It was successful and I'm getting my strength back, but I'm having trouble with thinking and memory. My doctor calls it 'chemo brain' and says it will get better. Why is this happening?

Friend caught in the middle after playing matchmaker

DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my girlfriends asked me to set her up with one of my guy friends, so I did.

Justice coming for George Santos

Some Republicans have entreated House GOP leaders: Can’t we get rid of this guy?Can’t we just kick him out?The guy, of course, is Rep. George Santos, the GOP freshman who won election in the 3rd District of New York by lying about virtually everything in his life.

New study links nose temp and immune response

Dear Doctors: I heard there's finally a good answer for why people get more colds in winter than in the summer.The idea that it's because we're indoors more in winter never made sense because we're indoors a lot in the summertime, too.

Parent doesn’t want to overstep with bullied son

DEAR HARRIETTE: My son is being bullied, and I feel powerless to help him. It brings back painful memories of when I was a kid and how much worse things got for me when my parents got involved. I fear that the same thing will happen if I try to intervene.

Answers few in policing conversations

From my perspective – speaking only for myself, and not as a member of my race, gender or ethnic origin – Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah had it exactly right about the national media’s ritual display of an “endless stream of videos of Black people, usually men, being brutalized by...

DO JUST ONE THING

How you store your dry pet food is almost as important as what you feed your cat or dog. Be sure to keep your pet's food in the original bag, since those bags are designed to keep the food as fresh as possible.

Friend suspicious of fishy request for money

DEAR HARRIETTE: I heard from an old friend from college the other day. I have not talked to him in about 30 years. He reached out to me on social media, asking me for help. It was a bit weird hearing from him, but I would never want to leave somebody stranded. It got awkward, though.

Campaign messages are set in motion

You can go to sleep for a year, maybe more. Or cancel your newspaper subscriptions. You may as well terminate your cable service – unless, of course, you want to binge on college basketball.