A few hours after agitators incited by President Donald Trump breached the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, addressed the reconvened representatives, along with a vast television ...

Photo by Jon Sailer/Christoph Schmid on Unsplash (composite by America) Can Catholics be real Americans? This question has vexed many of us since 1776. There are many reasons to think we are not.

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While the ranks of the unaffiliated have grown the most due to changes in religious affiliation, the Catholic Church has lost the most members in the same process; this is the case even though ...

As an immigrant temporary professed Trinitarian friar in Maryland, I think often about the historical complexity of the Catholic Church in the United States; specifically, I'm curious about how the ...

Today’s announcement of the resignations of two French bishops suffering from episcopal burnout, and the impending release of a potentially devastating report about sexual abuse allegations at ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Washington: A sweeping theory published Thursday in the journal Science posits a new explanation for the divergent course of Western ...

I identify fully with the concept of folk Catholicism. It’s an idea expressed by Pope Benedict XVI in defining the robust religiosity of Filipinos. I must admit, I’m one folk Catholic. My faith grew ...

Who knew Catholicism would be on the ballot in Ohio this year? As my colleague Brian Fraga reported earlier this week, the two Senate candidates, Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan, really do ...

Pope Francis’ demise at the age of 88 marks the end of a transformative era for the Catholic Church. As the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, Francis was known for his progressive views on issues ...