Over the past 110 years, the U.S. Catholic population has grown from 14.3 million to 68.5 million. There have been plenty of historical firsts and statistics of note along the way; here is a selection from the archives of America magazine.

America has published thousands of book reviews over 110 years...and some of them were more spot-on than others...

From 1944: May the English-born Saint Boniface, through his intercession with God, bring out of the battles of today the peace of tomorrow.

From 1944: When President Roosevelt led the nation in prayer on D-Day's night, an event unique in modern history took place.

In the wake of an important document on the priesthood, two members of religious congregations offer a few reflections in conversation with the document on another kind of priesthood that is exercised in the church—the priesthood that is lived within religious or consecrated life.

We are all about individual rights, personal narratives and the freedom to choose. So was the Prodigal Son, until the food ran out.