One of the great figures in Jesuit history has died nbsp On Sunday Vincent T O rsquo Keefe S J died at age 92 at the Jesuit infirmary at Fordham University in New York nbsp ldquo Vinnie rdquo as he was almost universally known was not only a former president of Fordham 1963-196

We are pleased to post this guest blog from Thomas A Shannon Shannon is professor emeritus of religion and social ethics in the department of humanities and arts at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts The terrible tragedy last week in Aurora CO ironically just miles from the site

I am not a political person nbsp I do not follow say political campaigns or the ins and outs of various pieces of legislation as closely as some of my friends do nbsp But I am a religious person nbsp Many of my political opinions then are formed by my religious ideals for example a com

Running long distances is difficult all the more so when you rsquo re the best American runner trying to capture Olympic marathon glory That rsquo s the case for Ryan Hall profiled in last Sunday rsquo s New York Times a Pentecostal Christian who incorporates fundamentalist spirituality into his

Fides the Vatican news agency has a report from inside Damscus from the Maronite Archbishop Samir Nassar The news is distressing to say the least One lives an apocalypse in Damascus and we hope with all our heart mind and strength that resurrection may soon arrive is the message sent to Fi

At 55 Rainer Maria Woelki is the youngest Cardinal in the Catholic Church appointed by Pope Benedict XVI and serving as the nbsp Archbishop of Berlin He recently sat down with the German newspaper Die Zeit The full interview is worth a read including his thoughts on gay relationships sentiment