Arts & Culture, Books

A small land with an outsized role

by Joseph McAuley January 10, 2017

While it has long been a gleam in the Russian eye, it has been a thorn for Western diplomacy.

In All Things, Politics & Society

Five Stories You May Have Missed in 2016

by Kevin Clarke December 30, 2016

Here are a few pieces America editors wish had made it on to those top-ten lists but didn’t:

Dispatches, Politics & Society

Putin, Trump, Pope Francis and the future of nukes

by Kevin Clarke December 30, 2016

Are Trump and Putin about to begin a new nuclear arms race?

News, Politics & Society

Ceasefire deal reached in Syria, raising hopes for peace

by Bassem Mroue - Associated Press and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press December 29, 2016

The truce does not include the Islamic State group or al-Qaida’s branch in Syria. Several previous ceasefires all collapsed, some of them in a matter of days.

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News, Politics & Society

‘Creating a Culture of Encounter’ is the theme for National Migration Week

by Catholic News Service December 28, 2016

“The week serves as both a time for prayer and action to highlight the contributions of immigrants and vulnerable populations coming to the United States.”

Dispatches, Faith

One day after Christmas, Pope Francis focuses on contemporary Christian martyrs

by Gerard O’Connell December 26, 2016

“There are more martyrs in the world today than in the early centuries of Christianity,” Francis told thousands of pilgrims.

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Politics & Society, Signs Of the Times

Refugee Office

by From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources December 22, 2016

Moving quickly to strengthen the Section for Refugees and Migrants in the new Vatican department for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, Pope Francis has appointed as under secretaries a Canadian Jesuit, Michael Czerny, and an Italian member of the Scalabrini Fathers, Fabio Baggio. The Vati