It is Aug. 6, the feast of the Transfiguration, and Albert Aaron stands on a corner on the East Side of Detroit, political flyers in hand, ready to chat up anyone willing to hear why his candidate should be the city’s next mayor. Three weeks earlier Detroit made national headlines with the lar

Caroleen Hensgen, S.S.N.D., the first woman appointed superintendent of schools for a U.S. diocese, died on Oct. 15 in Chatawa, Miss., at the age of 98.• On World Food Day, Oct. 16, Pope Francis denounced widespread hunger due to wasted food as a symptom of a “throwaway culture” and

An ImprovementYes, yes to Jack Selzer (“Hail, Holy Grammar,” Reply All, 10/7), and yes again. The problem for me in the Hail Mary is that the words after “fruit of” sound like one name: “Thywombjesus.” Or maybe “Thywomb” is the first name. It is a bit

The editors on European populism, 'Anonymous' justice and Maickel Melamed's marathon spirit.

John F. Kavanaugh, S.J.—teacher, scholar, journalist and priest—died one year ago this month. For years his essays in America shed light on films, Scripture and the ethical and political debates of the day. I first learned philosophy from John at St. Louis University and followed him to

I am a "stranger in a strange land," a Bosox fan living in New York countless Yankee fans.

Why can’t war photography teach us that the spread of this cruelty will corrupt us all?

It is naïve to imagine that any conversation possesses a single explicit meaning.

Killing civilians is not only immoral but also strategically counterproductive.

On Sept. 23 the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court issued a decision effectively denationalizing an estimated 250,000 people residing in that country. The ruling retroactively denies Dominican nationality to anyone born after 1929 who did not have at least one parent of Dominican blood.

The persecution of Christians around the world has intensified over the last two-and-a-half years, according to a review of religious freedom in 30 countries by the United Kingdom branch of the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need. Christians also are persecuted by religious nationalists in so

The German bishop is at the center of controversy over expenditures for his residence.

Well, not really. But the poor performance of HealthCare.gov is frustrating some of its strongest supporters.

The latest post from Matt Emerson at our new blog, 'The Ignatian Educator'

The problems facing Honduras are complex and have escalated since the military coup in 2009 The most violent nation in the Americas Honduras is plagued by a multidimensional crisis the dispossession of many citizens of their rightful farmland the unrestricted destruction of land and communities

We rsquo ve all been there settling into the pew and hearing that a visiting priest would be speaking to us about the missions My personal favorite was the priest from Africa who informed us that if ever attacked by a lion simply grab its tongue and it won rsquo t bite you While it is unlikely

Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States had what many consider to be one of the rockiest administrations in the history of the U S presidency From his ascension to office upon the assassination of President Kennedy to the riots in Maryland and the South to the cacophonous Dem

Germany 39 s Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst dubbed quot the Bishop of Bling quot and facing calls to resign nbsp has a sit down with the master of modesty Pope Francis in Rome Father Thomas Rosica interviews our own Matt Malone S J the youngest ever editor-in-chief of America magazine T

Managing editor Kerry Weber is reporting from Rwanda Oct 21-26 nbsp as part of the Catholic Relief Services Egan Journalism Fellowship Check back for updates at americamagazine orgKigali Rwanda mdash Perhaps one of the most notable characteristics of the Kigali Memorial Centre is its simplici

The current issue of America magazine explores ldquo Women in the Life of the Church rdquo PDF here and the role of women in American politics is also getting new attention As already noted ldquo Mansplaining is exempt from government shutdown rdquo this month rsquo s political brinkmanshi