During his lifetime and especially since the posthumous publication of his writings the late Jesuit paleontologist and spiritual writer Pierre Teilhard de Chardin did as much to renew the faith of 20th-century Catholics and inspire non-believers as any single Catholic figure with the possible excep

The historicity of the first couple is an ideal topic for an ambitious graduate student, not to mention a new encyclical.

One of the nation’s leading — and official — champions of religious freedom implored the Obama administration to add Pakistan and Syria to the list of nations that most egregiously violate religious rights.Before a congressional subcommittee on May 22 Robert P. George, chairman of

If academics ever decide to take The Beatles seriously as a subject worthy of doctoral level research and debate Mark Lewisohn would surely be considered the godfather of their scholarly pursuits Since the mid 1980s Lewisohn has written or contributed to numerous books about the Fab Four all of

Are American nuns paying for the sins of a Jesuit priest who died in the 1950s It might seem that way given the ongoing showdown between doctrinal hard-liners in the Vatican and leaders representing more than 40 000 U S sisters with one of Rome rsquo s chief complaints being the nuns rsquo conti

At the start of Jean Echenoz rsquo s beguiling novel entitled only nbsp 1914 nbsp a young boy named Anthime rides his bicycle on windy hills above his home From there he can see his village and several others Then as abruptly as it had begun the pervasive rumbling of the wind suddenly gave way

Today was awards day the day that my school -- Xavier College Preparatory High School in Palm Desert CA -- honors our students based on the criteria of the Graduate at Graduation or as Jesuit faculty call it the quot Grad at Grad quot nbsp I don 39 t think many readers know about these crit

The Cardinal denies wrongdoing: “I don’t understand these attacks.”

In the first entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on Galatians I discussed introductory matters concerning the founding of the churches to the Galatians the situation when Paul wrote to them when the letter might have been written and the type of letters which Paul wrote based on the com

New York NY nbsp May 21 2014 ndash Fr Matt Malone S J Editor in Chief of America announced today the appointment of Gerard O rsquo Connell nbsp as full-time Associate Editor and Vatican Correspondent Mr O rsquo Connell will serve as the Rome bureau chief for America the first appointme

In the wake of some Catholic schools 39 attempt to strengthen faculty fidelity to the moral teachings of the Catholic Church a recent New York Times story highlights a similar effort underway at a Bryan College a Christian college in Dayton Tenn which is tweaking its statement of belief and c

Head of Caritas international aid network urges refugees in Jordan not to lose hope.

Many of us know the ruckus that emerged when Pope Francis tweeted "Idquo Iniquitas Radix Malorum," "Inequality is the root of evil." He got accused by the likes of Rush Limbaugh of being a Marxist.

The Jesuit Curia has approved our sharing this news released today nbsp The Superior General of the Society of Jesus nbsp Father Adolfo Nicolas SJ will submit his resignation nbsp with the approval of Pope Francis to the Jesuits nbsp in late 2016 because of his advanced age 78 nbsp Fr Ni

Tel Aviv Catholic church serves growing migrant community in Israel.

The Vatican's financial watchdog has reported a dramatic increase in suspicious transactions at the Vatican bank, but officials sought to downplay any rise in criminal activity.The Vatican's Financial Information Authority, known as the AIF, recorded a "notable" rise in shady trans

Jesuit journalist Father Thomas J. Reese is among several new members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.In a May 14 announcement, President Barack Obama named Father Reese to the organization that serves as a monitoring and advisory panel to the federal government on religiou

The officially Islamic country is rolling out the red carpet this weekend for the leader of the world's largest Christian denomination.

In a culture that tells us "do what you love," Matt Emerson reflects on the limits of desire in search for God's will.