Working in labor and delivery can be a beautiful job. But there are trying times too.

My dad had always been a God-like figure to me.

Though an about-face by the Biden administration brought welcome news to advocates for refugee resettlement, the process raised concerns about the political calculus at work.

To overcome polarization and ideological partisanship—both in the church and in the culture—requires attention to diverse opinions and a variety of perspectives. America's inclusive approach is an attempt to do just that.

The humanitarian needs were already huge without Covid and without the aggression,” Bassam Nasser, who leads the Gaza office for Catholic Relief Services, told America on May 20. “You can imagine, when you add those two challenges, the crisis will become huge.”

St. Ignatius ”was a reformer and a better reformer than Luther,” Father Sosa says in this interview with America for the start of the Ignatian Year, because he “obtained reforms without causing division.”

The Supreme Court has put abortion back at the forefront of national debate, writes Charles C. Camosy, but public opinion on the issue may not be what you've been told it is.

Some employees said the budget cuts are disproportionate and aggravate already existing systems of privileges.

Canada’s bishops remain committed to the success of Development and Peace “as a Canadian, Catholic organization in communion with the Bishops and the universal Church”

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle take a look at Pope Francis’ goals for the region and where they have been stalled in the past.

Join America Media, the Order of Malta’s Mission to the United Nations and the Arise Foundation for an event highlighting the modern day fight against slavery in the world today. 

We are what emerges from the action of the Spirit.

In 1990, Thomas F. O'Meara, O.P., addressed the need for Catholic university faculties of adequate number and quality as well as the problem of educating Roman Catholics in schools largely separate from the numerous Catholic areas and traditions.

The Rev. Matthew Lamb argues that if the education of theologians is the foundation of Catholic education, hiring trends in Catholic universities suggest an ongoing "Protestantization" of religious education at Catholic colleges and universities.

Since theological study has moved from the seminary to the university, departments of theology must find creative ways to develop intellectual scholarship within lives of prayer and service.

Catholic institutions can affirm theology’s place by means of concrete hiring practices.

Transcending the parochial is vital for retaining Catholic identity.

The development of historical theology highlights a risk in interdisciplinary theology: If it loses the spirit of theology, it takes on the shape of another discipline.

How can the discipline of theology keep its footing in Catholic colleges and universities facing uncertain futures?

The Catholic intellectual tradition stands ready to help humanity interpret and process the fact that we are not alone in the universe.