The annual bishops meeting in Baltimore next week is already notable for a few reasons It is the last meeting that will be led by outgoing President New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan A new president will be elected widely expected to be the conference Vice President nbsp Louisville Archbishop Josep

Tadeusz Mazowiecki the Catholic activist and intellectual who ushered Poland out of communism died October 28 at 86 In his wake he left a democratic Poland with one of Europe rsquo s most vibrant economies and a model for political leadership in times of change mdash one he based on his Catholic

In a November 7 letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called upon members of the House of Representatives to address immigration reform legislation ldquo as soon as possible ideally prior to

"I could barely look at the photos, but I knew that I must." A reflection from James Martin, S.J.

The argument that independent voters have wearied of Tea Party shenanigans got a boost from the election results last night as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie overwhelmed his little known Democratic opponent and Democrat Terry McAuliffe leaned in for a win in Virginia A GOP pragmatist supported

M23 rebels laid down their arms in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Supreme Court deliberated nbsp quot official quot prayer Vatican Officials reported Monday that the nbsp Extraordinary Synod of Bishops set for next October which will use materual gathered from an unprecedented 39-point ques