The Administrative Committee of the U S Bishops Conference has issued a statement on the recent comments by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senator Joseph Biden regarding the Church s teaching on abortion The statement is balanced but strong as were the previous statements issued joint

Richard H. Tierney and America's foray into politics

Picking a Catholic to be your running mate can be a dicey proposition these days Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is in a public fight with her bishop who has banned her from receiving communion because she vetoed a bill restricting abortion providers Conversely Virginia Governor Tim Kaine rsquo

Berlusconi’s election campaign promised a severe clampdown on “Roma, clandestine immigrants and criminals”—it was one of the main reasons for his election.

Missing from most of the national immigration debate has been the humanitarian aspects of the migration phenomenon.

When seven Jesuits arrived to set up shop at 32 Washington Square West on Feb. 6, 1909, they had some distinguished company among the buildings flanking New York City's famous Washington Square Park.