Almost every lily any of us in the United States will see this Easter comes from the very same tiny area at the northwest border of California.

On April 12, Pope Francis appointed James Martin, S.J., America's editor at large, as a consulter to the Vatican's Secretariat for Communications.

Because of their sponsorship of “Indian schools,” Christians have a unique role to play in healing the wounds of the past.

“We need to have a national debate on these things; it’s not a decision for the president to make in the dead of night.”

For the 1.5 million people who live on its six islands, Hawaii is not a vacation fantasyland but home, with its own set of struggles and blessings.

The U-turn on environmental policies comes as evidence mounts that climate change has already caused significant damage, from killing large sections of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to causing severe drought in Africa.