The Cursillo de Cristiandad is a nearly 60-year-old lay-led Catholic renewal movement with origins on the island of Mallorca Spain whose signature event is a 72-hour short course in Christianity The Cursillo movement was inaugurated in 1944 by Eduardo Bonn n Aguil a Mallorcan Catholic layman

A revolution has taken place in the Roman Catholic Church’s understanding of the Bible.

The first essay by Daniel J. Harrington, S.J., in America’s annual Books on the Bible roundup appeared in the issue of Feb. 9, 1991.

Sporadic violence between Christian and Muslim gangs continued throughout the Central African Republic as leaders of the Muslim Seleka militia appeared to flee Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic on Jan. 26. • The Vatican spokesperson Federico Lombardi, S.J., confirmed on Jan. 2

I had heard many rumors about Columban Fr Donal McIlraith rsquo s book on the Revelation of John Everybody rsquo s Apocalypse A Reflection Guide published 1995 long before I had seen it or laid hands on it nbsp Other Catholic biblical scholars most of whom had studied at the Gregorian Univer

John W. Martens on who to follow and what to watch for while engaging the Bible online

Richard Clifford, S.J., on the achievements and challenges of Vatican II on Scripture

Announcing a two-year collaborations between 'America' and the American Bible Society

The church is living a historical moment. What happened in the beginning of 2013 will make this one of the most important years in the church’s already long history. The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio—the first Latin American pope&mdas

An article on science and biblical interpretation caught my eye last week Oct 13 2013 not because Dr Jason Lisle is a ldquo young earth rdquo creationist he is the director of research at the Institute of Creation Research an untenable position from my perspective but because of his claim