The undocumented “remind us who we were called to be, not only as a nation of immigrants but as a people of faith.”
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Following Francis: The pope’s social media ministry takes off
Pope Francis has already attracted more than 40 million followers on Twitter, and he is quickly making a splash on Instagram as well.
Posted inFaith, News
U.S. bishops in wake of Cardinal Law’s death: Remember the victims of sexual abuse
Cardinal O’Malley said the late cardinal “served at a time when the Church failed seriously in its responsibilities to provide pastoral care for her people.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The Highest-Paid Catholic College Presidents
Four presidents of Catholic colleges received compensation packages each worth more than one million dollars in 2015.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Ahead of tax vote and amid retirement rumors, Paul Ryan meets with Cardinal Dolan
A spokesman for the archdiocese described the meeting as “personal” in nature and aimed at “renewing a friendship that goes back 15 years or so.”
Posted inFaith, News
Is there actually a War on Christmas? Most Americans seem not to care.
Fewer Americans believe in the biblical Christmas story and a growing number are opting not to attend church services.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
No relief for D.C. archdiocese seeking to promote Christmas ads on city buses
A federal judge wrote that it is unlikely church officials would be able to prove that their constitutional rights were being violated.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
In polarized times, should Nativity scenes try to make political points?
Several manger scenes in the United States and worldwide are being criticized for trying to make political points.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
D.C. archdiocese sues transit agency over rejection of Christmas season ads
The Washington Metro cited its guidelines against religious ads in preventing the image of a group of shepherds from running on city buses.
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In show of solidarity, Pope Francis asks Cardinal Cupich to visit Puerto Rico
“Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Cupich to express his deep concern, as a father would have for his sons and daughters suffering in his family.”