In the Wall Street Journal, Josh Mandel argues persuasively for the virtues of shop class.

The tensions between NYC police officers and protesters were very apparent.

Ahead of the Tony Awards this weekend, a look at the state of the American musical

Three days after his city was rocked by civil unrest that began as a young man who died while in police custody was laid to rest, Baltimore Archbishop William Lori was pondering how the local church could respond to the crisis in the city’s streets.

The XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family will meet this year in Rome from Oct. 4 to 25 to continue the work that the Extraordinary Synod began in October of 2014. Follow America's news coverage and analysis here.Analysis from America:Results of Family Synod Su

Time is running out for victims of Nepal's earthquake, who are suffering because aid cannot reach them, said Bishop Paul Simick of Nepal."The biggest challenge now is the time factor. All of us have to rush to reach out to the victims. It's already too late," Bishop Simick told Cat

Two priests were elected as candidates to be bishops of two Catholic dioceses in the Province of Henan the birthplace of Chinese civilization in central China They were chosen in closely supervised elections on April 28 and 29 and must now obtain approval from the State-sanctioned Bishops rsquo

In 1999 in Italy a rape conviction was overtruned because victim wore “very, very tight jeans.”

This week residents of Baltimore protested both police brutality and poverty conditions in mostly black inner-city neighborhoods Also the burrito chain Chipotle enormously popular as a slightly more expensive option than poor-folk McDonald rsquo s announced it would limit its use of ingredients

Caritas aid missions are reporting that villages in remote areas of Nepal have been utterly devastated by the earthquake Speaking from Pokhari danda in Gorkha 15 km from the epicentre Stefen Teplan of Caritas Germany said ldquo Sixty percent of the village is destroyed More than food and water

Rome's immigrants, poor, elderly and marginalized will be getting VIP treatment.

Everyone wants Congress to stop fighting and nbsp get nbsp working and that includes Pope Francis a top adviser said on April 29 in a preview of the pope rsquo s upcoming U S trip The Argentine-born pontiff has never been to the U S but he will make history in September as the first pope to add

Viral video shows a mother attacking her teenage son

Today we can respond to any email that we've been delaying in shame, without apology.

April 30, 2015Santa Marta “History and service.” In his homily on Thursday morning, Pope Francis spoke about these “two traits of Christian identity.”Beginning with “history,” Pope Francis said Saint Paul, Saint Peter, and the other disciples “did not p

Most of us can picture a life preferable to the one we have Some of us spend entirely too time doing that We scarcely notice the details of the dream changing but the imagined life is even more variable than the real one The only constant seems the stubbornness of God in not granting our wishes

The college decision deadline is approaching By May 1st many high school seniors will have to have committed to a college or university for next year It 39 s a time that brings excitement but also angst Where will I be Should I go east coast or west coast Small school or large school Faith-b

'Let such a calamity never happen to anyone anywhere.'