America strives to understand and highlight the experiences of those on the margins.

Above all, Mr. Trump’s action is dangerous because it is based on fear.

While it is clear that not everything in the Green New Deal is realistically achievable, what is less realistic still is to dismiss it out of hand in order to continue the pretense that climate change can be ignored.  

Today more and more women religious are speaking up and demanding that the church hold abusers to account.

Daily news and analysis of the historic gathering of bishops from 130 countries for a summit on the protection of children

Hopes are high (perhaps too high) that the summit will bring about significant and lasting change.

Some consciences are being woken to recognize the tragedy of abortion—that is an opportunity for pro-lifers.

The four-wheeled population is growing faster than the human population in many dense cities with strong economies.

A commitment to religious liberty demands that effort be devoted to resolving, rather than exacerbating, any real or apparent tension between religious obligation and civil duty.

Few would deny that 2018 was an annus horribilis for the Catholic Church in the United States. As dioceses and religious orders released the names of alleged sex abusers, it became clear the scope of the scandals was far wider than most imagined or acknowledged.