During his lifetime and especially since the posthumous publication of his writings the late Jesuit paleontologist and spiritual writer Pierre Teilhard de Chardin did as much to renew the faith of 20th-century Catholics and inspire non-believers as any single Catholic figure with the possible excep

If academics ever decide to take The Beatles seriously as a subject worthy of doctoral level research and debate Mark Lewisohn would surely be considered the godfather of their scholarly pursuits Since the mid 1980s Lewisohn has written or contributed to numerous books about the Fab Four all of

Are American nuns paying for the sins of a Jesuit priest who died in the 1950s It might seem that way given the ongoing showdown between doctrinal hard-liners in the Vatican and leaders representing more than 40 000 U S sisters with one of Rome rsquo s chief complaints being the nuns rsquo conti

New York NY nbsp May 21 2014 ndash Fr Matt Malone S J Editor in Chief of America announced today the appointment of Gerard O rsquo Connell nbsp as full-time Associate Editor and Vatican Correspondent Mr O rsquo Connell will serve as the Rome bureau chief for America the first appointme

Many of us know the ruckus that emerged when Pope Francis tweeted "Idquo Iniquitas Radix Malorum," "Inequality is the root of evil." He got accused by the likes of Rush Limbaugh of being a Marxist.

The Jesuit Curia has approved our sharing this news released today nbsp The Superior General of the Society of Jesus nbsp Father Adolfo Nicolas SJ will submit his resignation nbsp with the approval of Pope Francis to the Jesuits nbsp in late 2016 because of his advanced age 78 nbsp Fr Ni