As the May 6 election in Britain nears Matt Malone S J reports from London on the ever tightening race to control the next parliament Not long ago the Conservative leader David Cameron was the favorite to lead his party to victory but the recent surge of the Liberal Democrats and Nick Clegg

Last week I ventured out to Houston Texas mdash a first for me and boy nbsp there sure are a lot of Lone Star flags around mdash to speak to the National Federation of Priests Councils meeting nbsp It was wonderful to be among so many hardworking dedicated and lively parish priests even if

What s Bloggingheads nbsp A cool new well a few years old website that brings together two experts to discuss a newsy topic at length nbsp And I mean at length nbsp This discussion between me and Peter Laarman the director of Progressive Christians Uniting nbsp lasts almost an hou

President Obama is about to score another big legislative victory as the Senate prepares to pass a bill that will rein in Wall Street Indeed this week the President seems to be hitting his stride just as the GOP appears a bit dazed and confused Think back three months ago to January when Sen Sc

We received a delightful surprise in the mail this week At the 24th annual Genesis Awards presented by the Humane Society of the United States America received honorable mention for ldquo Animal Welfare rdquo by Kate Blake March 23 2009 which focused on our responsibility to all creation T

As regular readers of America will know the magazine has provided thoughtful and balanced commentary on the sexual abuse crisis since the reports of scandal first surfaced in the Boston Globe in 2002 Here we provide an archive of of our coverage featuring articles from Thomas Reese Cardinal Aver