(Un)Conventional Wisdom on the 2014 midterms

In letter, leaders quote extensively from the Quran to rebuke ISIS' tactics and actions.

Synod calls the faithful 'to walk alongside people in difficult or exceptional situations.'

Gospel-centered morality inveighs against avoidance of the sick or despised.

Looking ahead to the October 2015 world Synod of Bishops on the family, Cardinal George Pell said the task for Catholics "over the next 12 months" is to explain "the necessity of conversion, the nature of the Mass," and "the purity of heart the Scriptures require of us to re

Pope Francis rsquo first public word to the cardinals who elected him was ldquo movement rdquo In a homily delivered in the Sistine Chapel the day after his election he preached that the church must move by journeying building and professing Jesus Christ crucified ldquo When we stop moving

The idea that the Catholic Church in the United States should get out of the civil marriage business drew new attention on October 20th when Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia tossed out the proposal in Manhattan at a lecture sponsored by the journal First Things The archbishop did not forma

The Crossroad Cultural Center announced the passing of Msgr Lorenzo Albacete on Oct 24 Early this morning our dear dear friend and the Chairman of our Advisory Board Msgr Lorenzo Albacete returned to the Father He lived his final days through pain and suffering the way he lived all of his l

People here in Kansas City are pretty excited about the Royals these days The fountains are spouting blue water little Royals emblems are showing up in odd places our best tea shop and patisserie is now decorating their petit fours with tiny Royals logos made of marzipan and people who have nev

If political pressure keeps artists from treating controversial issues, we're poorer for it.

If you haven 39 t seen it already I 39 d like to direct readers 39 attention to the essay in last week 39 s edition of America by Katherine Luchette quot Finding My Foundation quot Luchette now a freshman at Brown University writes about her spiritual journey while attending St Ignatiu

California’s Catholic bishops file a federal civil rights complaint over state requirement

If you’re dismayed that one in five Americans (20 percent) are “nones” — brace yourself.

Richard Clifford, S.J., asks, can we see Adam and Eve anew?

Here rsquo s how young Pip learned that he had great expectations One day the lawyer Mr Jaggers showed up at the forge where young Pip lived and worked and said to Joe the blacksmith Pip rsquo s adult brother-in-law I am instructed to communicate to him rdquo said Mr Jaggers throwing his

The daylight hours of Election Day bring story after story tweet after tweet about voter turnout This is insanely boring and the stories have little predictive value about the election results Long lines in certain places prompt speculation about unexpectedly high turnout and only later do we

I went to Detroit last week looking for the concrete for the tangible stuff I rsquo d heard was there mdash guerrilla farms carved into abandoned lots foreclosed homes turned into communes and other such peeks into the apocalyptic future that maybe other cities have coming their way when the Ameri

It probably would not surprise anyone to hear that one of the biggest stories in the video gaming industry right now involves men not knowing how to properly treat women But what exactly that entails will almost certainly stun you In 2013 a video game developer named Zoe Quinn released a choose-you

Half a dozen men stand nonchalantly in front of a grubby building on one of Rome’s busiest streets as cars whizz past. They stiffen whenever a stranger approaches. But few would guess they’re undercover cops protecting Italy’s most endangered man.Inside is the Rev. Luigi Ciotti, a

'The Roosevelts,' by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns