What we can learn from the complicated legacy and canonization of Junípero Serra

Time has accomplished what a U.S.-supported invasion, a crushing economic embargo, the collapse of the Soviet Union and any number of external and internal catastrophes could not: the removal of Fidel Castro from direct control over the people of Cuba. Suffering from failing health, Castro has final

In 2014 state legislatures and courts made record reforms to solitary confinement.

Set restraints on speech through civic consensus, not government or religious edict

On Saturday December 13 representatives from five publications discussed the role of the Catholic media in the new evangelization at a conference at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y. Sponsored by America and St. Joseph's, the gathering features presentations by the editors of America, t

In the fourth installment of quot The Living Word quot lecture series New Testament scholar nbsp Amy-Jill Levine will present quot Jesus rsquo Parables Jewish Stories Christian Interpretations Universal Lessons quot The event nbsp will take place Wednesday March 11 at 6 30 p m at the Ame

In some sense the Christmas story is one of borders. The Gospel of Luke tells us that the Holy Family’s journey begins with a population divided, a census of “the whole world...each to his own town” (2:1-3). And, in the Gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, then f

Pope Francis will make his second trip to Asia, with stops in Sri Lanka and the Philippines, from Jan.12 to 19. Gerard O'Connell, America's Rome correspondent, is accompanying the pope and will provide ongoing coverage and analysis. O'Connell writes that "mercy and compass

The results of the Senate's investigation into C.I.A. practices presents a serious moral challenge to all Americans.

Isolation has been given 50 years to “work” in Cuba; that has been more than enough time to demonstrate its ineffectiveness.