ldquo In Secularism We Trust The Fate of Religion in the 21st nbsp Century rdquo this was the title of the presentation and discussion at Fordham Center on Religion and Culture last Tuesday Molly Worthen a historian of religion described the advance of secularization in America Harvey Cox an

As archbishop of Boston Cardinal Se n P O rsquo Malley owns a newspaper The Boston Pilot That lets him respond when he feels done in as in a media interview last Nov 16 That seems to be the rationale of his Boston Pilot column posted online Nov 19 when he followed up on his ldquo 60 Minut

As a Philly boy I was delighted to hear that Pope Francis has announced that he rsquo s coming to my hometown for the World Meeting of Families next September The visit is a testimony to the hard work of Archbishop Charles Chaput who extended the invitation several months ago to the pope The las

The president 39 s proposals on immigration are sure to draw critics who will argue that the Obama administration goes too far But Bill O rsquo Keefe nbsp Vice President of Advocacy and Government Relations for Catholic Relief Services only wishes the administration would go a little further on

President Obama rsquo s plan to essentially freeze most deportations for people who are resident and working in the United States would protect as many as 4 4 million people and their families Nearly two million others are already shielded from deportation by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arriv

The possibility of an executive order by President Obama to prevent deportation of many undocumented persons while the executive order is in effect is a cause for hope Among the most sympathetic undocumented persons are students educated in the United States and you cannot help but cheer for them