Pope Francis’ first major U.S. appointment will be installed today.

The well-publicized Nov 10-13 meeting of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops seems to have left a lot of people yawning Maybe it was just the impression conveyed by media desperate for something spicy to cover When it comes to the annual fall assembly of bishops media sometimes forget they a

Aging punk-rock fans are there any other kind will be pleased to learn that the irrepressible quot Godmother of Punk quot do we really call her that Patti Smith has been invited by Pope Francis to perform at the Vatican 39 s annual Christmas concert Patti will be among 17 other acts due to

New York N Y November 14 2014 ndash nbsp Father Matt Malone S J president of America announced today that America has partnered with NBC News and Ann Curry for a special profile on Archbishop-designate Blase Cupich as he becomes the new Archbishop of Chicago nbsp The extended segment wi

Is the Francis effect slowing the diminishment of Latin America rsquo s Catholic population A new survey from the Pew Research Center suggests cause for hope but reports it is too soon to tell Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics mdash nearly 40 percent of the world rsquo s tot

Fifty percent or more of school age Catholics during the 2013-2014 school year were Hispanic.