America Press, the publisher of America magazine, has a new name: America Media.

‘Whole-life’ WitnessRe “The State of the Family” (Editorial, 2/9): For those of us who promote a “whole-life” policy, the need to support parents and their children is part of being pro-life. Organizations like Democrats for Life of America, Feminists for Life and

Proliferation of prenatal screening presents an ethical challenge to health care providers.

Visit shows how far America has come since anti-Catholic climate of its early history

Maria Rodriguez is not a religious sister, but she lives and works like one. The 23-year-old San Diego native teaches third grade students in a Chicago Catholic school and lives in a house with other new schoolteachers.Rodriguez and her housemates exchange ideas about their educational ministry, pra

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin said he would seek assurances from religious congregations operating in his diocese that they are rigidly following child protection guidelines after a fresh round of audits raised serious concerns. In a statement on Feb. 10, Archbishop Martin said it was “

‘Serial’ kills the radio stars

Video of Pope Francis visiting with Latin American immigrants at a settlement camp near Rome on Feb. 8 became a global Internet phenomenon.• Congress should urge Israel to halt confiscation of Palestinian lands, a move that may “renew hope for a just resolution to the conflict,” Bis

You must sit down and taste. —George Herbert That morning, Gilmore and Mary Francessacrificed a lamb for us. Gilmore said,With a cool hand,I slit the throat,the lamb did not suffer. We gathered around the lambskin-draped picnic table. Direct from the open fire,we ate everyt

Pope Francis once again urged solidarity with migrants who risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe; and during his general audience on Feb. 11, he assured prayers for the victims of a deadly crossing. The pope was responding to reports on Feb. 9 that 29 migrants had died of h

The establishment of two new congregations—the first for Laity-Family Life, the second for Charity-Justice-Peace, which includes a new office for ecology—were among the proposals for reform of the Roman Curia that were presented to the College of Cardinals on Feb. 12 at the opening sessi

How do we attract more Hispanics, especially women, into religious communities?

Despite small numbers, Catholicism retains a special place in urban Thai society.

I met the monk, before he was a monk, on Facebook. The message icon flickered to life when an actor we both know made the connection: two writers, two creative people, two weirdoes, two Catholics. Perhaps we’d like to get acquainted? The monk back then had a different name; let’s call hi

In the Church's conversation about modern family life, where's the concern for children?

This Lent America 39 s staff isn 39 t just giving things up we 39 re also taking things up One place to start With the Corporal Works of Mercy which all Catholics are called to practice in their personal lives nbsp America 39 s managing editor Kerry Weber author of the book 39 Mercy in t

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If you are wondering how many seconds pass before The Italian Americans, PBS's two-part series premiering Feb. 17, mentions The Godfather, here's a spoiler: precisely zero. Surprisingly, the documentary opens cold with Marlon Brando rasping the familiar line, “I'll make h

In his 34 years as a priest Archbishop Dominique Fran ois Mamberti 62 has worked on the church rsquo s diplomatic teams in Algeria Chile and Lebanon represented the Vatican at the United Nations served as nuncio to Sudan and apostolic delegate to Somalia and Eritrea been the Vatican rsquo s

In his 20 years as a bishop what has distinguished Archbishop Ricardo Bl zquez P rez 72 is his willingness to enter into the realities of the people that he serves In 1995 he was made bishop of Bilbao a region riven by the violence and terror of the separatist paramilitary group ETA Bilbao