Politics & Society

A Bold New Direction: Richard H. Tierney and America’s foray into politics

by James T. Keane and Jim McDermott September 8, 2008

Richard H. Tierney and America‘s foray into politics

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Joe Biden’s Catholicism

by Michael Sean Winters August 23, 2008

Picking a Catholic to be your running mate can be a dicey proposition these days Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is in a public fight with her bishop who has banned her from receiving communion because she vetoed a bill restricting abortion providers Conversely Virginia Governor Tim Kaine rsquo

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a session at the Parliament in Rome.

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A brave Catholic magazine takes on Berlusconi

by Austen Ivereigh August 15, 2008

Berlusconi’s election campaign promised a severe clampdown on “Roma, clandestine immigrants and criminals”—it was one of the main reasons for his election.

Books, Politics & Society

Welcome the Stranger

by J. Kevin Appleby August 4, 2008

Missing from most of the national immigration debate has been the humanitarian aspects of the migration phenomenon.

Politics & Society

A Man of Independent Character: John J. Wynne and the founding of America magazine

by James T. Keane and Jim McDermott May 19, 2008

When seven Jesuits arrived to set up shop at 32 Washington Square West on Feb. 6, 1909, they had some distinguished company among the buildings flanking New York City’s famous Washington Square Park.

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Geraldine Ferraro and Catholic Prejudice

by Michael Sean Winters March 13, 2008

Geraldine Ferraro commented that Barack Obama has attained the heights of his political success only because he is black. The comment made me sick to my stomach.