ldquo In Secularism We Trust The Fate of Religion in the 21st nbsp Century rdquo this was the title of the presentation and discussion at Fordham Center on Religion and Culture last Tuesday Molly Worthen a historian of religion described the advance of secularization in America Harvey Cox an

As archbishop of Boston Cardinal Se n P O rsquo Malley owns a newspaper The Boston Pilot That lets him respond when he feels done in as in a media interview last Nov 16 That seems to be the rationale of his Boston Pilot column posted online Nov 19 when he followed up on his ldquo 60 Minut

And don't just expand welfare, handouts

Leaders seek to address underlying conditions that led to recent waves of migration.

As a Philly boy I was delighted to hear that Pope Francis has announced that he rsquo s coming to my hometown for the World Meeting of Families next September The visit is a testimony to the hard work of Archbishop Charles Chaput who extended the invitation several months ago to the pope The las

The president 39 s proposals on immigration are sure to draw critics who will argue that the Obama administration goes too far But Bill O rsquo Keefe nbsp Vice President of Advocacy and Government Relations for Catholic Relief Services only wishes the administration would go a little further on

The United States and Europe should engage in ldquo strong mediation rdquo to bring an end to the violence that is spreading in Jerusalem and the Holy Land Bishop William Shomali the Palestinian-born auxiliary bishop of the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem told me in an interview November 20 n

A reflection for the final Sunday in Ordinary Time.

President Obama rsquo s plan to essentially freeze most deportations for people who are resident and working in the United States would protect as many as 4 4 million people and their families Nearly two million others are already shielded from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv

Announcing that he will suspend the threat of deportation for about half of the nation rsquo s 11 million undocumented migrants President Barack Obama said ldquo our immigration system is broken and everybody knows it rdquo He could have taken out the word ldquo immigration rdquo and been ju

The College of the Holy Cross the Jesuit college in Worcester MA has named Fr William Campbell S J a Holy Cross alum as Vice President for Mission and Ministry Currently Fr Campbell is President at Cheverus High School in Portland Maine According to a Holy Cross press release quot Fr

While the timing of the grand jury decision involving the Michael Brown shooting remained uncertain, Catholic schools in the Ferguson area were already prepared in case the ruling comes down with classes in session."We have our safety plan in place," said Addie Govero, the principal at Ble

The possibility of an executive order by President Obama to prevent deportation of many undocumented persons while the executive order is in effect is a cause for hope Among the most sympathetic undocumented persons are students educated in the United States and you cannot help but cheer for them

A table spread with the components of Thanksgiving dinner, with the White House as a backdrop, set the scene on Nov. 19 for what will turn out to be a last-minute pitch to the president to protect some of the nation's 11 million immigrants who are in the country illegally.Shortly before the Whit

In two letters to members of Congress, the chairmen of four committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged action to protect the poor and to enact conscience protections for medical workers and insurers.A third letter by the chairmen of two other committees encouraged the chairman of th

We all know that hurtful words can live forever in families—so too can their healing power.

Jesuit priest and Israeli citizen on the roots of violence in the Holy Land.

As the violence escalates in Jerusalem and the Holy Land I contacted Rabbi Ron Kronish a man of faith who has long worked for peace in this land and asked how he reads the present situation and what if any hopes he has for an end to the violence and the establishment of peace Rabbi Kronish is an

Pope speaks at Second International Conference on Nutrition at the UN in Rome.

California looks poised to especially gain from President Obama rsquo s executive order on immigration to be announced in a speech tonight At 2 6 million California has the highest number of undocumented immigrants in the country According to a recent USC study over half of those immigrants hav