Cambridge MA Many of the early accounts of our new Jesuit general superior Fr Adolfo Nicolas indicate the great influence of his many years in Asia on his understanding of Catholic and Jesuit life and his strong belief that such rich cultures can and should deeply affect Christian intellectu

One of the more interesting findings from the Florida exit polls last week was how poorly John McCain did among those who are frequent church-goers Among those who attend church more than once a week McCain came in third with 24 of the vote behind Mike Huckabee with 40 and Mitt Romney with 26

To accompany America editor Tim Reidy s profile of Brooklyn-based painter Alfonse Borysewicz America is also offering an online slide show in which Borysewicz comments on his own religious art Finding new ways to present the Gospel story may be a rare artistic endeavor today Reidy comments

Somewhat buried in a response to a post from January 25 on NCR s website John Allen quashes some popular and widespread rumors about the election of Father Nicolas courtesy of the Jesuits s press officer Jose de Vera Here is Allen reporting on de Vera s answer to a question at the pr

All eyes were trained on the stage at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles for the first one-on-one debate between Hillary and Barack After the fireworks at the last debate and the hype the Clinton campaign tried to generate after Edwards dropped out the day before This is the one-on-one match-up we

It is hard to know where Mitt Romney looks for a big victory on Tsunami Tuesday In Georgia and Arkansas conservative states with plenty of wealthy country club Republicans Mitt s base if you will Mike Huckabee stands between Romney and victory Georgia s rich load of delegates will be aw