A profound meditation on suffering, death and reconciliation, which may help as we reflect on the terrible murders in Paris.

Proponents of free trade make an important point when they observe that reduced trade barriers have played an important role in lifting hundreds of millions in the third world out of poverty, but the “benefits” to American workers are far more dubious.

What today's politicians could learn from this incessant cigarette smoker, sailor and statesman-intellectual who endured a painful past while working toward a better though realistic future

Religious colleges, group homes and medical service providers must comply with the A.C.A. unless they give notice they are eligible for a religious accommodation.

November marks Black Catholic History Month, which was founded by the National Black Catholic Congress in 1990.

In 2012 the Obama administration, frustrated by Congress’s failure to pass the DREAM Act, launched a policy initiative that grants young people who came to the United States as children limited authorization to work and live in the country.