Given a choice between the spirit and the letter, Pope Francis is clear: he chooses the spirit.

The problems facing Honduras are complex and have escalated since the military coup in 2009 The most violent nation in the Americas Honduras is plagued by a multidimensional crisis the dispossession of many citizens of their rightful farmland the unrestricted destruction of land and communities

We rsquo ve all been there settling into the pew and hearing that a visiting priest would be speaking to us about the missions My personal favorite was the priest from Africa who informed us that if ever attacked by a lion simply grab its tongue and it won rsquo t bite you While it is unlikely

Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th President of the United States had what many consider to be one of the rockiest administrations in the history of the U S presidency From his ascension to office upon the assassination of President Kennedy to the riots in Maryland and the South to the cacophonous Dem

Germany 39 s Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst dubbed quot the Bishop of Bling quot and facing calls to resign nbsp has a sit down with the master of modesty Pope Francis in Rome Father Thomas Rosica interviews our own Matt Malone S J the youngest ever editor-in-chief of America magazine T

Managing editor Kerry Weber is reporting from Rwanda Oct 21-26 nbsp as part of the Catholic Relief Services Egan Journalism Fellowship Check back for updates at americamagazine orgKigali Rwanda mdash Perhaps one of the most notable characteristics of the Kigali Memorial Centre is its simplici