The groundswell of support this time around is quite strong.

In response to the recent spate of xenophobic attacks the South African Government launched Operation Fiela a word which means to ldquo sweep clean rdquo or ldquo clear out rdquo the rubbish Although the national police force led this operation the military were also brought in to assist Th

I’m not defined by a TV show or profession, but as a child of God who’s broken and redeemed

2016 Electoral College projections show zero evidence of change since 2012.

Speaking of the first Jesuit schools the Jesuit historian Fr John O 39 Malley once wrote One of the special features of the Jesuit schools was that they were open to students from every social class This was made possible by Ignatius rsquo s insistence that in some fashion or other the schools

Atheists and agnostics have nearly doubled their share of the religious marketplace.

One of the more demanding and absorbing conversations I have been part of was a recent discussion of polarization in the American Catholic Church.

Food for the journeys that we're all on.

ldquo The Vatican never condemned the Theology of Liberation rdquo Fr Gustavo Guti rrez O P the father of Liberation Theology told a press conference in the Vatican on May 12 ldquo There was a dialogue with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith here in Rome sometimes a very crit

Compromise is not going to be popular in next year’s presidential election.

Revisiting 'Yeast: A Parable for Higher Catholic Education,' by Walter Ong, S.J.

May 11, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis says that although Christians are still persecuted and killed in the name of God, the Holy Spirit gives them the strength to face martyrdom as they bear witness to their faith.The Pope was speaking during his homily on Monday at Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.Pope F

Much of “Ultron” is explicitly dedicated to saving ordinary people.

Pope Francis and Cuba 39 s President Raul Castro conversed together alone in a very cordial way for 55 minutes an unusually long time given that they didn 39 t need interpreters nbsp quot Bienvenido quot Francis said as he welcomed the President on his arrival Castro responded quot Th

We have many teachers in our lives and I remember my first one very well She has always been very special to me and encouraged me in every way As she taught she did so with great patience and fortitude and with an equally great and fervent faith not only in her charge mdash me mdash but also in

"Sometimes it happens that a boy or girl forgets about Mass, catechism because of work-outs and competition. This is not a good sign" because it means they do not have their priorities right.

The Vatican’s semiofficial newspaper blasted a series of cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad as “blasphemous” but also condemned the “mad and bloodthirsty” extremists who opened fire at a Texas exhibit of the cartoons.The front-page article in L’Osserv

Retired baseball commissioner Fay Vincent has had his own experiences with tough disciplinary calls but on his two most famous cases mdash those of Cincinnati Red Pete Rose and New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner mdash wrongdoing was never in doubt ldquo It was just a question of the punis

Is banalizing Islam something we should want for Muslims?

The chapel of Divine Providence Hospital in El Salvador is one of the most visited places by local and foreign pilgrims They come wishing to learn more about Archbishop Oscar Romero the controversial archbishop who has become a Salvadoran icon In 1966 the Congregation of the Carmelite Missionary