The editors on violence in Iraq, presidential prospects for 2016 and e-cigarettes

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan called immigration reform a matter of "great moral urgency."

Iran’s President Hassan Rohani has informally begun a dialogue between the Islamic and Christian worlds. He expressed hope for an alliance between Iran and the Holy See regarding major issues that shake humanity, like the fight against radicalism, injustice and poverty. Rohani’s appeal w

Recalling the origins of Thanksgiving might help us to renew this truly American “holy day.”

Pope Francis urged prayers and assistance for the Philippines on Nov. 10 and made an initial donation of $150,000 for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts. • A mortar round hit the apostolic nunciature in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Nov. 5, causing limited damage to the building but no casualties

A Mixed ReviewRe “Can This City Be Saved?” (11/4): Kevin Clarke did a pretty good job—quite good in the back sections—reporting on Detroit, but the back half’s more nuanced multi-perspectives do not have much of a shot at overcoming the Detroit disaster images and the f

The economic recovery plods on, but the U.S. poverty level hasn’t budged in years.

The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 10 was 1,200 and was rising quickly. Some feared as many as 10,000 people may have been killed when the historic “super typhoon” barreled across the central Philippines on Nov. 8. As the storm blasted across the island, national and internationa

A Catholic high school where I once taught had a longstanding Friday tradition of playing songs over the public-address system as students changed classes. The ground rules that governed our Friday entertainment were clear: only appropriate music was allowed and only seniors had the privilege of bei

Nearly everything in Rwanda is divided into two parts: before and after the 1994 genocide.

Writing can reveal our inmost thoughts, our private histories and, ultimately, our mystery.

Take another look at the work of a man who struggled mightily to grasp truth.

Millions of others who were intended to be reached by “Obamacare” will be left out.

1963 marked the passing of three great men, each of whom was beloved in these pages.

I talk in my sleep of angry things,In the early light,Louder than I ought to speak.As she stirs up out of sleep,She puts over me arms and legs,     Despite the words.     Despite the worrying words.

From John A. Coleman, S.J.: "the point of being a Christian is to find a place of evident freedom, courage, joy and hope."

It rsquo s common sense that voters prefer good-looking candidates This rule is why John F Kennedy beat Richard Nixon in 1960 by the narrowest of margins at the same time that his party captured large majorities in both houses of Congress and Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter in 1980 during one o

We don’t decide the circumstances, but we do determine the meaning of our lives.