The results of our survey reveal that many divisions within the church run along political lines.

The August issue of America featured the results of a comprehensive survey of U.S. Catholics by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, commissioned by America Media. Please see this current issue for more results from the survey about politics, church finances and other issues.

As Nicaragua prepares for a general election in November, Mr. Ortega has ramped up a broad repression of dissenting voices. Could the Catholic Church be his next target?

There’s still a lot of confusion among Catholics about the sex abuse crisis. And with good reason.

Twenty years after U.S. military action in Afghanistan began, a look back at America's coverage of our nation's longest war.

“One of the problems of racism, as is the case with so many sins, is that the sinner doesn’t recognize their part in the sin.”

“Let us not forget that a faith that is not inculturated is not authentic,” Francis told the Latin American Confederation of Religious.

The video insists that vaccines are safe, effective and an “act of love.” It features Pope Francis as well six cardinals and archbishops from North, Central and South America.

“We have to be promoting the common good, and this is the one of the ways that we do it,” Bishop Stowe said in an interview with America.

A new Catholic secondary school in the Archdiocese of Boston will combine virtual instruction and in-person activities. The founder of Lumen Verum Academy, Thomas W. Carroll, writes about this new model.