The wealth gap has been everywhere in the headlines recently – from Pope Francis to Stephen Colbert to the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, to President...
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Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. No mail will be delivered and banks will be closed. It is a day when we are called to remember Dr. King. But I wonder...
Agony. Terror. Air hunger. Torture. “You’re not entitled to a pain-free execution.” These are all words used this week surrounding the execution of Ohio inmate...
It’s been another week, so here is another roundup. Let’s start in Washington, shall we? The search has begun for a new ambassador for religious...
When I was in eighth grade, my earth science teacher took a handful of us students to a small town in northeastern Minnesota. Located in a heavily karst...
Billionaire Home Depot cofounder Ken Langone was sure to ruffle some feathers when he complained in an interview with CNBC last month about Pope Francis’...
As much of the country is emerging from this week's polar vortex, thaw out with our Weekly Roundup: So yeah, this week was COLD. Here at U.S. Catholic, our...
It seems as though we have celebrated a myriad of 50th anniversaries lately. With Doctor Who and the March on Washington both celebrating their semicentennial...
2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty – and while federal programs have helped reduce poverty, it’s no secret that in our country...
A news story originating in The Monitor of the Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey about a special group of “elite” altar servers has been making the...
