Due to inclement weather the symposium scheduled for tomorrow December 14 quot In the Service of the Word Catholic Media and the New Evangelization quot has been postponed New date to be determined Follow us americamag for updates

At a recent dialogue sponsored by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University Cardinal Theodore McCarrick led off with a remarkable summary of the how Pope Francis treats the poor and poverty in quot The Joy of the Gospel quot Cardinal McCarrick analyzes th

What the president can learn from from two faith-filled leaders.

The release today of Pope Francis rsquo s 2014 World Day of Peace Message ldquo Fraternity the Foundation and Pathway to Peace rdquo is the pope rsquo s second major statement in two weeks A significant theme in the message is the link between poverty and inequality The Holy Father notes that

You know you are not going to have a great Christmas when the season opens with a lawsuit from the likes of the American Civil Liberties Union but the season turned even less merry yesterday when the N Y Times editorial board weighed in solidly against the U S bishops 39 conference ldquo When

Every Monday I enjoy a picnic along the banks of the Nile in a secluded spot that I found away from the bustle of the city Cairo is not an easy place to find such a place so I rsquo m rather pleased with myself I sit on an old wall and look at the cattails and bulrushes and imagine where the bas