Since the first days of his pontificate, Pope Francis has spoken of his plans to renew the Synod of Bishops. In the last weeks it emerged as a centerpiece of his ministry. Three times this month he has spoken of "synodality"—that is, the role of meetings of bishops in church governance.

ldquo I have seen the earth rdquo lamented the prophet Jeremiah ldquo and here in this place is wildness and waste and I look to the heavens mdash and their light is gone I have seen the mountains and here they are wavering and all the hills palpitate I have seen and here there is no hum

Cambridge MA In the past weeks I wrote about my recent brief visit to China Readers may have picked up on an underlying theme I felt it was too late in life to give myself over to the China experience its culture and ways of life and religions its history and languages and current day desti

Our editor in chief Matt Malone S J spoke to Michelle Boorstein For decades America magazine has been a favorite of Catholic liberal intellectuals Run by Jesuits an order known for engaging controversial issues for the church the magazine has featured arguments on such topics as married prie

From the US Conference of Catholic Bishops SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON MARRIAGE lsquo TRAGIC DAY FOR MARRIAGE AND OUR NATION rsquo STATE U S BISHOPSWASHINGTON mdash The U S Supreme Court decisions June 26 striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act and refusing to rule on the merits of a

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act signed in 1938 by President Franklin Roosevelt as the last major piece of New Deal legislation The Fair Labor Standards Act established the federal minimum wage and required premium pay for overtime work The minimum wage concept bega