After David Weigel ripped it apart quot a strange bit of make-work that offers almost zero insight about politics quot I had to visit the Brookings Institution rsquo s Congressional Moneyball site and it rsquo s even worse than I imagined Sports metaphors are overused in hacky political analys

I am reading one of the new books about Pope Francis this one a collection of interviews that he gave when still a cardinal It 39 s titled Pope Francis His Life in His Own Words One of the questions he addresses is quot How do you examine your life and your ministry before God quot The humi

Study shows growing share of countries with high levels hostilities involving religion.

Like two alley cats backing away from each other the Democratic and Republican parties in most states have become more polarized over the past two decades making it harder to pass legislation with the support of both liberals and conservatives And California mdash which has adopted such electio

A Vatican study group is urging world leaders to stop the flow of arms into Syria and to press for an immediate and complete cease-fire there with no political preconditions."Political transformation is needed," a written statement said, but "it is not a precondition for ending violen

Cardinal-designate Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, hosted a lengthy meeting with his U.S. counterpart, John Kerry, to discuss ongoing tensions in the Middle East, as well as the U.S. bishops' concerns about the Obama administration's health care mandate."The meeting was very

Ian Barbour the great scholar of science and religion died on December 24 2013 He was 90 The Jan 12 2014 New York Times contained a brief overview of his life and work sketching out some of the reasons for the immensity of his influence and the significance of his work His first book quot

Pope Francis 39 discussion marking the end of the Union of Superiors General of religious men at their 82nd General Assembly made just one day rsquo s headline and then faded from the news Too bad because it was one of those spontaneous conversations where the truth suddenly pops out and deserve

It rsquo s easy to despair over the political media rsquo s obsession with scandal and election strategy but Pope Francis rsquo statements on economic inequality mdash paired with the news hook of the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson rsquo s War on Poverty mdash haven rsquo t gone unnoticed

On the Ignatian Educator, Matt Emerson looks for learning that goes beyond job preparation.

Picking his words with some care during a memorial service in front of Israel rsquo s Parliament building in Jerusalem Vice President Joseph R Biden Jr said today of Israel rsquo s former prime minister Ariel Sharon ldquo Like all historic leaders all real leaders he had a North Star that gui

On Jan. 13 Francis delivered his first annual address to the Vatican diplomatic corps.

At hearing, Catholic leaders call 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act' "long overdue."

Pope Francis named 19 new cardinals, including the archbishops of Westminster and Quebec and six men from his home region of Latin America, and announced a consistory for their formal induction into the College of Cardinals on Feb. 22. The selection of new cardinals does not include a prelate from t

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 coalition will educate, innovate and act to reduce poverty in communities across the US.

On the morning of Jan. 25, 2013, participants in the Washington, D.C., March for Life received an unexpected boost in the form of a Twitter message from Pope Benedict XVI."I join all those marching for life from afar, and pray that political leaders will protect the unborn and promote a culture

Calling an overemphasis on military responses “counterproductive,” the bishops who chair the domestic and international peace and justice committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged Secretary of State John Kerry to examine the funds and priorities of the coordinated effor

In the film ldquo Motorcycle Diaries rdquo 2004 the viewer rides along for a 14 000-kilometer journey through Argentina Chile Peru Colombia and Venezuela The drivers are a young Che Guevara Gael Garc a Bernal and his friend Alberto Granado Rodrigo De la Serna The film dramatizes an act

nbsp The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that for the first time in history a majority of the members of Congress during the last session were millionaires Of 534 current members of Congress at least 268 had an average net worth of 1 million or more in 2012 according to disclosures fi