Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane responds to Nicholas Cafardi in the current issue of America Here we post the full text of his response Re ldquo Politics and the Pulpit rdquo by Nicholas P Cafardi 7 30 Dr Cafardi seems to imply that Archbishop J Peter Sartain of Seattle engaged in impermiss

Mid-August on a university campus is a time of greeting among people who are returning after months away ldquo How was your summer rdquo I ask a student who works at the circulation desk in the library ldquo Hot rdquo he says The hottest in U S history as a matter of fact Temperatures in

Medicare is critically important so a national discussion on the topic could be helpful But that is not the same as making Medicare a political football Rather than listening merely to the heated rhetoric being exchanged between the Republicans and Democrats on Medicare it is helpful to hear wha

The Chronicle of Philanthropy issued a new report today highlighting the giving patterns of each state in the US What have been dubbed ldquo red states rdquo tend to give at higher levels than ldquo blue states rdquo with Utah Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and South Carolina taking the top

The Chronicle of Philanthropy issued a new report today highlighting the giving patterns of each state in the US What have been dubbed ldquo red states rdquo tend to give at higher levels than ldquo blue states rdquo with Utah Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and South Carolina taking the top

More than 12 million Americans are looking for work these days and last week the U S bishops called attention to the tough economic reality faced by many Americans In a statement ldquo Placing Work and Workers at the Center of Economic Life rdquo Bishop Stephen E Blaire of Stockton chairman