In an hour-long speech Thursday afternoon President Barack Obama laid out his policies toward global terrorism He touched on revoking the war powers passed in the wake of 9 11 on drone warfare as a method of defense on the potentially negative impact of an unending state of war on U S civil lib

America associate editor Kerry Weber recently spoke to a group of young adults on a quot Charis retreat quot for young adults in New York City nbsp Listen to an actual young adult talk to other actual young adults nbsp It 39 s a great lively and spirited talk that involves car chases

On Monday May 20th Secretary of State John Kerry released the annual Religious Freedom Report for 2012 It was grim reading An Annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world is required by Congress 39 International nbsp Religious Freedom Act of 1998 It follows recommendations

Today the Catholic Book Club begins its discussion of Tenth of December by George Saunders Thanks to those who have already posted questions on the Catholic Book Club page Thanks too to George Saunders who graciously answered our questions about his book and about the art of fiction Here agai

The Gosnell trial unmasked the horrific violence of abortion and the terrible exploitation of poor women that often comes with it It reminded us of what abortion is hellip the destruction of babies before and now in some documented cases after they are born It is very important to remember all th

Speaking on behalf of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops nbsp the chairman of the USCCB 39 s Committee on International Justice and Peace said nbsp the Obama administration 39 s policy of targeted killings by drones raise ldquo serious moral questions rdquo including concerns related to d