The special Council of Cardinals begins meeting this week in Rome After another bombing Peshawar Christians caught in the middle Pope Francis at Assisi we must never resign ourselves to the pain caused by war Confustion over Obamacare but support for expanded Medicaid As the shutdown nears the fi

Pope Francis' blunt talk sent shock waves through the Catholic Church in the U.S. and the world.

“Breaking Bad” has meant far more than entertainment to its legions of viewers.

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We asked New York 39 s Cardinal Timothy Dolan for his reaction to the interview with Pope Francis published last week in America Here 39 s what he had to say about it America Many found Pope 39 s Francis 39 words blunt and more than a little shocking What was your gut reaction Dolan My gut

The U S media stopped in its tracks to marvel at the words of Pope Francis this morning after a comprehensive interview was published here at America and other Jesuit publications around the world The New York Times Web site had a top column report which seemed struck by the continuing ldquo fran

The U S Catholic Bishops have felt compelled to once again step into a public relations fray and defend a venerable Catholic agency against an attack from self-appointed Catholic gadflies primarily LifeSiteNews and the nbsp Population Research Institute nbsp These often internet-based entities w

The chairman of the U S bishops rsquo Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development urged the U S House of Representatives not to accept a proposed 40 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP formerly known as food stamps Bishop Stephen E Blaire of Stockto

Researchers with the New York-based Human Rights Watch today charged that the Syrian government is the likely culprit in chemical weapons attack on rebel-held suburbs of Damascus, which according to the Obama administration resulted in the deaths of 1429 people, including 426 children. The attacks a

“We ask the United States to work with other governments to obtain a ceasefire."