The horrific deaths of 20 children in Newtown, Connecticut last December has done more than perhaps any other recent tragedy to bring the issue of gun violence...
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After yesterday's drenching, wind-swept rain, Brother Sun emerged gloriously today to shine on the Mass of Installation of Francis as Bishop of Rome. The...
“I know that guy!” was my first reaction to our new Pope Francis I. Like many people around the globe, I was anxiously awaiting the white smoke...
As we all continue to scrutinize Pope Francis' every move, article of clothing, and hotel bill for the kind of bishop of Rome he might be, let me call...
In a bit of good news right before the weekend, Maryland will likely become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty. Today, the General Assembly voted to...
As the world is starting to get to know Pope Francis better, positive attention has focused on his humility and simplicity, his initial pastoral and populist...
50 years ago the Supreme Court ruled a landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright that every criminal defendant who faces jail time deserve legal...
A pilgrimage brings one traveler to the side of Ireland’s holy mountain. A pilgrimage: That’s how I ended up sitting on the side of Ireland’s...
A trip to the more conspiratorially minded corners of the Internet will probably yield some dire forecasts about the election of the church’s first...
The conclave managed to surprise many with a pope of firsts, and, it seems, a perfect "compromise" candidate: from Latin America but with Italian...
