nbsp Pope Benedict XVI rsquo s announcement on Feb 11 that he will ldquo renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome rdquo stunned the church and set the media scrambling America was no exception we were equally surprised and just as frenzied In the 48 hours after the news broke our editors gave

Justice Antonin Scalia argues that judges should interpret, not legislate.

In honor of our 5,000 issue, a reflection from John LaFarge,S.J., on the magazine's 2,000 issue

The Catholic blogosphere is abuzz with talk of yesterday rsquo s announcement that the Obama administration has settled on some lsquo changes rsquo to the so-called HHS mandate Folks on both sides quickly weighed in Grace-Marie Turner at National Review Online for example rendered a largely ne

To “think with the church” is to inhabit her memory.

With this issue of America we welcome Professor John W Martens as the new columnist for quot The Word quot Dr Martens is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St Thomas and director of the Master of Arts program in theology at St Paul Seminary both in St Paul MN He teaches

In the context of globalization, the question “who is my neighbor” is both urgent and complex.

How did Walter Ciszek, S.J., find “the abundant grace” to make his unlikely pilgrimage?

The Lord calls us to more than unified action; he calls us to a union of hearts and minds as well.

Evil is not a problem; it’s a mystery.