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December 19, 7:55 am
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of L.A. auxiliary bishop accused of abuse
By Gerard O’Connell
December 18, 12:04 pm
In his World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis focuses on “good politics ”
By Gerard O’Connell
December 18, 11:29 am
Pope Francis asks top bishops to meet with sex abuse victims before Vatican summit
By Gerard O’Connell
December 18, 10:28 am
Joseph discards his own plan to follow God’s command
By Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill
December 18, 10:25 am
Eight great TV shows from 2018
By Jim McDermott
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News and Analysis
The Editors: Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit
By The Editors
The free press gets on the president’s nerves. It’s supposed to.
By Ellen K. Boegel
Head of 9/11 Commission on five ways to prevent the spread of terrorism
By Tom Kean
Who will give Asia Bibi asylum? A blasphemy case in Pakistan puts Britain in a difficult spot
By David Stewart
Pope Francis

Pope Francis appoints two Italian journalists to Vatican Communications team in major shake up

These appointments are two important steps in the process of reform of the Vatican media.
By Gerard O’Connell

In his World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis focuses on “good politics ”

In his World Day of Peace message, Pope Francis warned against the vices that are too often linked to politics today and do not build peace in society.
By Gerard O’Connell
Introducing the 2018 America Profile
Each year, America’s editor in chief (yours truly in the present instance) will take an in-depth look at a public figure whose Catholic faith plays a meaningful role in his or her life and work.
Matt Malone, S.J.December 14, 2018

November 11, 2018
Phil Klay: Catholic Poet & Patriot

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Phil Klay: Catholic Poet & Patriot
November 11, 2018
Learning to be Quiet with Tomie dePaola
October 12, 2018
This Jesuit-run prison ministry gives inmates a first chance they never received.
July 10, 2018
What one Catholic school in East L.A. is doing to serve its Latino students.
June 19, 2018
Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio speaks out against the “zero tolerance” policy
June 19, 2018
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In Review

The Velvet Underground: rock’s first cult band

In a new exhibit, we are treated to a kind of shrine to the band’s origins.
By Rob Weinert-Kendt

‘Brideshead Revisited’ changed my life. Can it work its magic on the ‘Downton Abbey’ generation?

A 11-part television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s great novel aired weekly on PBS in 1981.
By Rob Weinert-Kendt

‘Silent Night’ turns 200 this year. Is it the greatest Christmas song ever?

The Rev. Joseph Mohr wrote the words to the hymn as a reflection on peace after a summer of violence in Salzburg.
By Edward W. Schmidt, S.J.