On Nov. 26, 2013, Pope Francis issued "Evangelii Gaudium" or “The Joy of the Gospel,” his first extensive piece of writing as pope. Below is a round up of news coverage and reflections on the apostolic exhortation.PODCAST: "The Francis Factor," November 27Am

Today Pope Francis announced the canonization of Pierre Favre, S.J., aka Peter Faber.

Writing about Paul Elie yesterday has me recalling a passage from his outstanding book nbsp The Life You Save May be Your Own I first read it in law school when I was searching intensely for my own place for my own path for that combination of career location and life plan that like a railroad

Presidente Kennedy tuvo que ir a Dallas.   En 1960, su elección al cargo más alto de la nación estaba con el margen más corto del voto popular en la historia.

The President needed Texas, but the Democrat party there was splintered.

From 2013: On several occasions, Francis has talked about tackling unemployment and signaled out the high unemployment of youth as one of the two most salient issues facing the world at present. He also attacked what he called unjust salaries.