I believe pundits who talk about "the Catholic vote" don't know many Catholics.

The Jesuit Refugee Service expressed disappointment today with the measures announced by the European Union to respond to the accelerating migrant crisis in the Mediterranean describing the outcome after meetings in Brussels as ldquo a lost opportunity rdquo James Stapleton J R S International

While the world rsquo s attention was focused on the outbreak of deadly xenophobic attacks in South Africa another deplorable murder took place Eighty-six-year-old Missionary Sister of the Precious Blood Stefani Tiefenbacher was allegedly gang raped and murdered in her bedroom Police are waiting

A week ago today 100 Catholics in San Francisco placed a full-page advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle criticizing the leadership of Archbishop Salvatore J Cordileone and asking Pope Francis to remove him as local ordinary nbsp As one might expect reactions to this move have been all ov

Pope Francis will visit Cuba before arriving in the United States in September nbsp The Vatican announced this today without giving the exact date s of his visit to the island nation which is likely to be more than just a stopover nbsp ldquo I am able to confirm that the Holy Father Francis h

The U S bishops on April 17 released the results of their annual compliance audit intended to track the U S church rsquo s response to the abuse of children by clergy according to guidelines first established by the 2002 Dallas Charter During the 2014 audit year July 1 2013 ndash June 30 2014