Archbishop Raymond L Burke former archbishop of St Louis and currently prefect of the Apostolic Signatura the Vatican s highest court nbsp has been named to the Congregation of Bishops where he will have a great deal of say in who is chosen to become a bishop in the United States along with C

One of the goals of the America s Web site is to foster a community for our readers friends--even our critics To that end we have decided to revisit our comments policy As of today comments for blogs and articles will no longer be vetted before being posted We hope this will allow for a more l

After two days on the front page the Pakistan army rsquo s offensive operations in South Waziristan are this morning consigned to page 6A below the fold The editorial decision no doubt made to permit room for a color photo of Redskins rsquo quarterback Jason Campbell being sacked is unfortunat

Cambridge MA I had intended not to blog on another topic until after Mr Manohar and I finish our first round of exchanges in Hindu-Christian understanding but can rsquo t help making this brief entry today mdash in light of the just passed feast of Diwali and NPR rsquo s report this morning o

nbsp nbsp nbsp Here rsquo s the kind of year I rsquo m having I rsquo m in the uncomfortable position of being not holy enough for my religious friends and too holy for my non-religious friends I have always lived with the suspicion that I don rsquo t really fit in anywhere that I am a perpet

More than a million people took to the streets of Madrid yesterday to protest Spanish government plans to introduce abortion on demand nbsp A sea of protesters staged an early evening march across the city behind a huge banner reading CADA VIDA IMPORTA Every life matters to protest the Bill w