Johnny Morris the founder of Bass Pro shops is about as American as you can get Morris s rags-to-riches story of how he founded one of the nation s largest outdoor retailers with little more than old-fashioned pluck a U-Haul and eight feet of space in his dad s Missouri liquor store is often i

Displaying crucifixes in Italy s public schools does not violate anyone s religious freedom the European court in Strasburg ruled today in a judgement that will please the country s government and public opinion nbsp Ruling that there was no evidence that a crucifix hung in a classroom would inf

I came upon this article yesterday while exploring our archives Pretty serendipitous timing Happy St Patrick s Day to all Ireland s Right to Independence America June 17 1919 Tim Reidy nbsp

With Fr Jim Martin in California for this year s L A Religious Education Congress I m playing the role of culture editor this week So be sure to check out this week s online culture offering a review of two new documentaries of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire from Clayton Sinyai Clayton b

Check out the just-released website for a four-part conference called More Than a Monologue Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church The description More Than a Monologue Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church is an unprecedented collaboration mdash 2 Roman Catholic universities and 2 no

A final judgement is to be issued tomorrow by the European Court of Human Rights ECHR in a long-running case which could have long-term consequences for the relationship between faith and secularism in Europe nbsp Lautsi and others v Italy dates back to 2002 when the parent of a child in a publi