Cape Cod Mass Like many readers of America I am grateful to Antonio Spadaro S J the editors of America and allied journals and all those involved in Pope Francis rsquo interview which is so much in the news this week It is hard to believe where we are at the moment with this breath of fre

In contrast to New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Tom Menino remains ridiculously popular.

ldquo Common Core rdquo Depending on one rsquo s outlook those words bring relief confusion or worry The Common Core State Standards CCSS one of the latest efforts to improve American education are either a much needed effort to upgrade schools or an unnecessary politicized intrusion into

Like so many I continue to digest Pope Francis rsquo interview Never in my life have I heard from so many people who shared they were moved to tears nbsp Never in my life have I heard so many saying their faith has been ldquo restored rdquo My instinct is to write ldquo rekindled rdquo but

The Jesuit Post nbsp does a great job collecting some fascinating responses from young Jesuits to the Pope 39 s interview in America quot A Big Heart Open to God quot Included are Jason Welle Brendan Busse Quentin Dupont Paul Lickteig Peter Folan Ryan Duns and Eric Sundrup nbsp It 39 s

America's editors discuss the pope's interview on TV and in print.

Twenty years ago, traveling in Syria and Jordan with a faculty group, separated from my comrades, I wandered alone through the Palestinian refugee camp in Baga. Till then my concept of a “camp” was tents—scouts on an overnight trip, troops on bivouac—but this was a permanent

Scripture lies as a foundation for Pope Francis' pattern of life and mind.

Pope Francis offers an image of the church that resonates with those searching for a spiritual home.

nbsp Roll Call and the Rothenberg Political Report have posted their first predictions for congressional and gubernatorial races in 2014 mdash and it rsquo s not too early given how far in advance candidate recruitment and fundraising begin nbsp As of now the Democrats need to pick up 17 seats t

Of the images of the church that emerged from the Second Vatican Council the people of God was the most important and the most popular For almost 20 years it was a constant in the Catholic vocabulary even entering into liturgy But from the beginning it was regarded as suspect The late Cardinal

America 39 s editors were all over television radio and the Web yesterday to discuss the pope 39 s groundbreaking interview with America and other Jesuit journals Here is one of the best reports from Anne Thompson of NBC News We will have more links to interview related commentary as the day p

The U S media stopped in its tracks to marvel at the words of Pope Francis this morning after a comprehensive interview was published here at America and other Jesuit publications around the world The New York Times Web site had a top column report which seemed struck by the continuing ldquo fran

Pope Francis speaks to us as our brother; his we actually means “we,” not “I.”

My grandfather never knew if the aid packages he sent back to Russia reached his brothers.  He died in Kansas, never seeing any of them again.

Here at America we rsquo ve been anticipating our publication of ldquo A Big Heart Open to God rdquo the exclusive interview with Pope Francis for Jesuit journals worldwide for weeks nbsp From the first proposal of the project see our editor-in-chief rsquo s summary of how the papal intervie

In his 2005 book The nbsp Paradox of Choice Why More is Less Barry Schwartz told a short tale about his quest for jeans At the store the salesperson asked him if he wanted slim fit easy fit relaxed fit baggy or extra baggy and then whether he wanted stonewashed acid-washed or distressed a

We rsquo re 11 days from a possible shutdown of the federal government over congressional Republicans rsquo refusal to authorize any spending that includes the implementation of Obamacare Here rsquo s a roundup of illuminating observations on how we got here and what comes next James C Capretta a

'It is not my work only. It is the Lord's." Such was the summation of Sister Angelique Namaika, a member of the Augustine Sisters of Dungu and Doruma, as she spoke to reporters in an international conference call upon winning the Nansen Refugee Award bestowed annually by the U.N. H