Why are we still listening to Donald Trump?

In a recent news story shared here nbsp at America it was reported that George Cardinal Pell Vatican Secretary for the Economy offered a critique of Pope Francis rsquo recent encyclical nbsp ldquo Laudato Si rsquo rdquo In an interview with the nbsp Financial Times nbsp on July 16 Pell sta

On hand for the historic opening of the Cuban embassy in Washington today was Catholic New Service correspondent nbsp Rhina Guidos She writes nbsp For the first time since Dwight D Eisenhower was president the Cuban flag today flew over its embassy in the capital of the United States In 1961 th

Please donate nbsp to America Media to support our great work The second year of the papacy of Pope Francis has proven a remarkable time in the life of church His pastoral approach focused on mercy and compassion continues to change the way people are thinking about our faith Catholics and non-C

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It’s hard not to notice the loss of $2 trillion in four weeks.

A little over a week ago Pope Francis addressed educators in Ecuador observing that quot educational institutions quot play quot an essential role in the enrichment of civic and cultural life quot He also asked a number of questions that speak to teachers across the world and which are excell

The Vatican’s financial chief, Cardinal George Pell, has taken the unusual step of criticizing Pope Francis’ groundbreaking environmental encyclical, arguing the Catholic Church has “no particular expertise in science.”Nearly 18 months after Pell was brought to the Vatic

An outpouring of sympathy and prayer washed over Tennessee for the victims of the July 16 shootings that left four Marines and the shooter dead.

Arab Christians are viewing with growing concern and revulsion an uptick in kidnappings of both their clergy and civilians as violence worsens in Syria and Iraq.

More than half of young Catholic families participating in a recent survey identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic, a finding the president of Holy Cross Family Ministries said will require new ways of ministering in the U.S. Catholic Church.Overall, 54 percent of young couples in the 25- to 45-

One year after a war with Israel that turned daily life here into a nightmare, a Catholic priest in Gaza said the situation in this besieged Palestinian territory has deteriorated even further.

Fawzi Abu Jame'a had finally finished building his family's dream home just eight months before the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, the Islamic party that governs Gaza. Unable to work because of diabetes, Jame'a had borrowed money from friends to buy the last materials he

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A faithful reader has written me and recommended a good question for readers that connects well with the examen we 39 ve been pursuing in recent weeks The question he offers What book or two have you read as an adult that you wish you would have read as a high school or college student I would a

House Speaker Boehner: 'When an organization monetizes an unborn child...we must all act.'

Workers can “voluntarily” surrender their right to 24 hours off after six days of work.

Assisted suicide and the burden and blessing of human choice

The Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious entities are not substantially burdened by procedures set out by the federal government by which they can avoid a requirement to provide contraceptive coverage in health insurance, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled July 14.In a lengthy op