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At a time of real division, how can we help clear the air? First, breathe.

by Kerry Weber March 9, 2017

“What does the midwife tell us to do? Breathe. And then? Push…. Tonight we will breathe. Tomorrow we will labor in love through love, and your revolutionary love is the magic we will show our children.”

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Podcasts, Politics & Society

Is religious freedom really under threat?

by The Editors March 8, 2017

This week on the podcast America’s contributing writer Stephanie Slade joins to discuss her feature article for America on the pursuit of religious liberty. Joining her are hosts Tim Reidy and Kerry Weber, and executive editor Sam Sawyer, S.J. “[Some think] it’s become harder to hold traditionalist views about sex and marriage…people could lose their […]

Faith, Your Take

Which religion’s liberty is most threatened in the United States?

by Our readers March 7, 2017

“Let’s understand: Religious discrimination can also mean using one’s own religion to discriminate against others.”

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Editorials, Politics & Society

Catholics need to take a stand against anti-Semitism

by The Editors March 3, 2017

Any instance of anti-Semitism is “a blasphemy against God’s chosen people.”

Barronelle Stutzman, left, meets with supporters outside Washington's state Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Politics & Society, Short Take

Why the courts were wrong to rule against a florist who declined service to a gay wedding

by Robert K. Vischer February 28, 2017

A court decision compelling businesses to cater to same-sex weddings is a lazy response to the challenges of a pluralist society.

Rosenbloom Monument Co. workers from left, Nathan Fohne, Derek Doolin and Philip Weiss hoist a headstone at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, Mo., where over 150 headstones were tipped over. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

News, Politics & Society

Support is pouring in for vandalized Jewish cemetery

by Jim Salter - Associated Press February 23, 2017

Muslim groups have raised nearly $75,000 in a crowdfunding campaign for the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in University City, Missouri.

News, Politics & Society

Support pours in for vandalized Jewish cemetery

by Jim Salter - Associated Press February 23, 2017

Muslim groups has raised nearly $75,000 in a crowdfunding campaign for the Chesed Shel Emeth Society cemetery in University City, Missouri.

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Dispatches, Politics & Society

Catholic bishops call on Trump to move on religious liberty concerns

by Michael J. O’Loughlin February 16, 2017

Critics of a draft executive order say it could be devastating to L.G.B.T. people.

Sister Loraine Marie Maguire, mother provincial of the Denver-based Little Sisters of the Poor, outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington March 23, 2016 after attending oral arguments in the Zubik v. Burwell contraceptive mandate case (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters).

Features, Politics & Society

The fight for religious liberty is never going to end. We’d better get used to it.

by Stephanie Slade February 15, 2017

The Bill of Rights has failed to protect religious groups from legal assault on a number of occasions since our nation’s founding. Can it happen again?