At the end of this election year, a time for silence seems sorely needed.

Presidents of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities pledged themselves to “protect to the fullest extent of the law undocumented students on our campuses” and to “promote retention of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program” in a statement released on Nov. 30. The pr

New Yorkers can be forgiven if they believed homelessness were a problem consigned to the past.

"God asked the church especially to be a sign of his love by continuing to open up a space where our service to one another can be manifested," Bishop Daniel E. Flores said.

No civilized society can remain indifferent to the clear suffering of so many at this time.

One of the signs of a functioning democracy is confidence in data from the government.