America Staff

“The most tragic thing I have seen is the miles-long wall that separates Jerusalem from Bethlehem, said Cardinal John P. Foley. “It is humiliating and distressing.”

In an address to the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Pope Benedict  expressed hope that the sacred Scriptures will become a font of spirituality.

Catholic leaders say a proposal requiring Baltimore pregnancy centers to post a disclaimer telling clients they do not provide abortion services is harassment.

In a lecture Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., sharply criticized what he called the “slavishly literal” translation into English of the new Roman Missal.

A coalition of faith leaders calls for an increase in well-paying, green jobs.

The proposed legislation would allow girls as young as 16 to have abortions without parental consent.

Santa Clara University’s solar house finished third in the Solar Decathlon competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

In the wake of the Vatican’s announcement, there was speculation in Britain that entire parishes–even dioceses–would “go over to Rome.”

Although several measures of the health of marriage in the United States have declined sharply since 1970, there are some signs of improvement this decade.