While American society is especially good among wealthy countries at producing poverty, it is especially bad at making the lives of the poor tolerable.

It was with heavy hearts that we at ‘America’ learned of the death of Fay Vincent Jr. in Vero Beach, Fla., on Saturday at the age of 86.

After another Trump victory, I thought about tuning out of politics. Then I remembered that I do not have that luxury. I am a Catholic.

In faith, in love and in hope, Gustavo Gutiérrez gave everything to the present. The world is a better place for it.

When Pedro Arrupe, S.J., founded Jesuit Refugee Service in 1980, there were approximately 10 million forcibly displaced people in the world. Today, there are 120 million.

In face-to-face conversations, Catholics can disagree without being disagreeable, moving beyond caricatures to better understand each other’s humanity and heart.