Is there a future for Christianity in Iraq?

How a small-town mayor implemented Catholic social teaching

The challenges of living a long life

Cambridge MA On June 10 I will celebrate the 30th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood by Cardinal Terence Cooke I won t be getting together with my nine Jesuit classmates everyone is still in active ministry but we are saving the reunion for the 50th I think but I am sure al

Barack Obama s decision to resign from the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago had two sides First he was undoubtedly tired of being held responsible for every outrageous or semi-outrageous or provocative or semi-provocative remark made from the pulpit there Second the good people at

It is hard to tell what happened in Puerto Rico yesterday On the one hand the results were entirely predictable Hillary Clinton not only enjoys nearly universal name recognition but she represents New York in the U S Senate The large number of Puerto Rican constituents in her jurisdiction mean

I am not sure why all three remaining candidates for president signed a joint statement from the Save Darfur Coalition Perhaps after such a long primary season which was so often focused on nitpicking issues it was time for a little moral posturing They noted that on this moral issue of tremend

Sen John McCain has long cultivated a political image as a maverick someone who is willing to reach across the aisle someone who will take unpopular positions challenge partisan orthodoxies someone you can count on to talk straight Like all political images there is truth in this characteriza

The Apostle Paul packs a mighty punch in his letters even when delivered in small doses this Sunday s Second Reading Romans 3 21-25 28 is a short passage that delivers great power It can be difficult today to understand the challenge of the theological issues buffeting the early Church espe

Caritas Increases Relief Efforts in Myanmar Caritas Internationalis is offering emergency response efforts in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Division and the Yangon District, two of the areas hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis. An estimated 40,000 people will receive vital relief, including food, shelter, wat