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.

Faith and obedience, Pope Benedict XVI reminded Americans, are not easy words to speak nowadays.

As America’s readers know, we are celebrating our hundredth year of publication. Ever wondered what the magazine looked like in April of 1909? Online editor Tim Reidy has scanned and posted the April 17, 1909 initial issue of America as a .pdf file--you can read it here. (it’s a big file: be patient). The initial issue wasn’t big on graphics or readability, but heavy on content.

Jim Martin S J chats with Stephen Colbert about Pope Benedict XVI s visit to the United States as well as Stephen s chances for sainthood And Jim backstage with Colbert Jim Keane SJ

As Michael Corleone once said every time he tries to get out they pull him back in Fr Jim Martin SJ will be Stephen Colbert s first guest tonight on the Colbert Report Comedy Central 11 30pm Eastern Time discussing the papal visit You may have seen Jim on television once or twice th

When Benedict XVI celebrates mass at Yankee Stadium today he will be the third pope to do so Paul VI celebrated mass there on his visit to the United States in 1965 and John Paul II celebrated mass there in 1979 as well as in 1969 as a cardinal In his 1965 visit Paul VI asked Americans to

When I lived in Philadelphia in my early 20s I was always impressed by the way Philly did things its own way The following story from NBC s Philadelphia affiliate is a reminder of that tradition Nun named head of Philadelphia-area chamber of commerce The sister in question Francesca Onle

Last night at Fordham University Cardinal Avery Dulles presented the 39th and final McGinley Lecture of his 20-year tenure as McGinley Chair at Fordham The lecture was read by Fr Joseph O Hare S J an associate editor at America and President Emeritus of Fordham University and a response wa

The pope visits Yankee Stadium, and other sacred moments in secular spaces.

My students and I at Fordham have been reading Shushaku Endo s Silence this week as part of a class on Catholic novels Translated by William Johnston S J whose long and distinguished career includes a recent essay published in America the novel treats the struggles of Christian missionari