1+ hour, 39+ min ago  (180+ words) On issue after issue, the U.S. government has contradicted recent Catholic teaching'and not subtly, but by flaunting its acts of opposition to the teaching from the religious institution that represents more Americans than any other. Catholics need to take notice and…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1137+ words) The death toll in the Middle East is rising as the U.S.-Israeli air campaign against Iran continues. U.S. forces have hit more than 7,800 targets so far across Iran, and the Israel Defense Forces reports striking more than 7,600 sites. The war has…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (839+ words) ADELANTO, Calif. (OSV News) " With Communion bowls in hand, a group of California bishops walked through the barbed wire gates of the ICE Processing Center and offered Jesus to the men locked inside. This moment of the Mass, celebrated Dec....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (120+ words) Untie him and let him go" (Jn 11:44). Fifth Sunday of Lent (A) Ez 37:12-14, Ps 130, Rom 8:8-11, Jn 11:1-45 Psalm 130 this week invites us to call out to God from our weak places and our need. During these final days of Lent, how can…...

7+ hour, 21+ min ago  (387+ words) As a child in Arizona, I grew up hearing Cesar Chavez's name. Schools, streets, plazas and parks are named after him in this state, and we learned about his movement in school. Chavez was born in Yuma, Ariz., and died…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (237+ words) A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent "Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing" It is well known that parents are often…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (165+ words) A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Patrick, bishop Above all, let your love for one another be intense,because love covers a multitude of sins. This guidance in the First Letter of Peter reminds me of a speech I…...

3+ day, 15+ min ago  (691+ words) America Media interprets the church for the world and the world for the church. We are a forum for discussion of religion, society, politics and culture from a Catholic perspective. The Ignatian traditions of "finding God in all things" and…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (657+ words) The bishop's pastoral letter on mass detention and deportation was read during Sunday Mass across the diocese. It was the "first pastoral letter released by a Catholic bishop on this particular topic," according to a diocesan press release. "When we…...

3+ day, 14+ min ago  (211+ words) To the Weathermen (later renamed the Weather Underground), it was a declaration of war, a relentless campaign that would end in the overthrow of the American government. But it also carries a more pessimistic interpretation: a declaration of on-going struggle…...