The fiscal hostage crisis in Washington enters its second week as Speaker Boehner insists he will continue government shutdown unless he receives concessions on the Affordable Care Act which is having gridlock troubles of its own unrelated to political snarls Ailing U S cities seek reboot powered

More refugee deaths on the sea near the southern Italian island of Lampedusa has brought international focus to an ongoing tragedy—an unknowable loss of life as thousands of refugees and migrants each year seek to escape to Europe from North Africa in sometimes overloaded or ramshackle watercr

Nearly 70 percent of American Catholics agree with Pope Francis 39 recent observation that the church has become too focused on issues such as homosexuality abortion and contraceptives That 39 s the finding of a Quinnipiac University national poll released this morning The survey found little

The U.N. 68th General Assembly ended on Sept. 30 in New York with some notable successes.

The special Council of Cardinals begins meeting this week in Rome After another bombing Peshawar Christians caught in the middle Pope Francis at Assisi we must never resign ourselves to the pain caused by war Confustion over Obamacare but support for expanded Medicaid As the shutdown nears the fi

Pope Francis' blunt talk sent shock waves through the Catholic Church in the U.S. and the world.

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We asked New York 39 s Cardinal Timothy Dolan for his reaction to the interview with Pope Francis published last week in America Here 39 s what he had to say about it America Many found Pope 39 s Francis 39 words blunt and more than a little shocking What was your gut reaction Dolan My gut

The U S media stopped in its tracks to marvel at the words of Pope Francis this morning after a comprehensive interview was published here at America and other Jesuit publications around the world The New York Times Web site had a top column report which seemed struck by the continuing ldquo fran