U.S. Bishops to Vote on Adult Catechism, New Conference PresidentWhen the U.S. Catholic bishops meet in mid-November, they will be asked to approve a first-ever U.S. national catechism for adults and elect a new president to lead them for the next three years. They will also be asked to vote on join

On Sept. 17, 2015, Matt Malone, S.J., president and editor in chief of America Media, spoke with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at the office of the vice president in Washington, D.C., about his faith, his family and his public life. A complete video recording can be found at

Join America and Fordham University School of Law as we host a conversation on the 45th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case U.S. v. Nixon, the case that forced the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

U.S. Cardinals Meet in RomeThe sexual abuse of minors is rightly considered a crime by society and is an appalling sin in the eyes of God, said a communiqué issued at the conclusion of an extraordinary two-day meeting between American prelates and the Vatican officials on April 23-24. It also calle

Since we suggested donations to Catholic Relief Services we thought you would want to know what they are doing on the ground in Haiti nbsp This is their latest release CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES HELPS SET UP DISPLACED CAMP ON PORT-AU-PRINCE GOLF COURSE GETS HAITIAN HOSPITAL RUNNING Ship unloaded

In December 1998 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith published a remarkable document titled "Reflections on the Primacy of Peter" (hereafter "Reflections"; see Origins, 1/28/99). At the outset, "Reflections" states that popes should exercise their authority &

Michael Wear: 'It is critical that Christians find themselves not just in the comfortable corridors of our churches, but out there in the public square.'

Retirement at 40; Take Him Out!; Unkind Cuts

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