Hate crimes, particularly directed at the Jewish community, are stubbornly persistent both worldwide and in the United States, the editors write.

As the U.S. bishops begin their meetings with Pope Francis, held every five years, here are some of the topics that need to be discussed.

The Pew Research Center recently declared that so-called nones, or the religiously unaffiliated, make up 26 percent of the U.S. population, up from 17 percent only a decade ago.

One of the most significant questions we now face in the church is how to commit to the path of “synodal conversion,” overcoming fear and distrust.

Mr. Trump's turnabout is bad for the Kurds, bad for the campaign against ISIS and bad for whatever still remains of the nation’s international credibility.

While enough facts are still unknown that a decision on impeachment itself is premature, an inquiry is absolutely necessary, the editors write.

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Every citizen, whether aligned with the political right or the left, must denounce these crimes against our Jewish brothers and sisters.

In the July 27, 1974 issue of America, the editors laid out the ground rules and implications of the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon.

The facility at Guantánamo Bay should be closed as soon as possible and the prisoners should be transferred to maximum security facilities and tried in a court of law.