With the nation still reeling over the revelations of infanticide and assorted grotesqueries that emerged during the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia last month and bucking a national trend of legislative encroachments against broad abortion rights New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Some items to note today at America nbsp Pope Francis on Pope John XXIII 39 Faith Leads to Interior Peace 39 nbsp The life of Blessed John XXIII is a lesson in how obedience and trust in God lead to an interior peace that is naturally recognized by and shared with others Pope Francis said nb

T M Luhrmann is once more pressing her case that religion is less about belief than about belonging On Thursday rsquo s New York Times op-ed page the Stanford anthropologist and frequent Times guest columnist argues that many of today rsquo s Evangelicals even when they don rsquo t believe adh

From the Chicago Tribune Rev Andrew Greeley the outspoken Roman Catholic priest best-selling novelist and sociologist known for his deeply researched academic appraisals and sometimes scathing critiques of his church died Wednesday night several years after fracturing his skull in a freakish fa

Over three-quarters of Americans 77 percent say religion is losing its influence on American life according to a new Gallup survey Researchers described that result as the quot most negative evaluation of the impact of religion since 1970 quot although it continues a trend of a public perce

The local pub has traditionally been regarded as sacred space in Irish culture Set apart from the arenas of ordinary life mdash the farm the fishing boat the office or place of business where one makes one rsquo s living and perhaps most significantly the home mdash the pub serves as a place a