Mirela Altic's 'Encounters in the New World' tells the story of Jesuit cartography during the Age of Exploration—when Jesuit missionaries played a crucial role as conduits among cultures, becoming bridges that allowed knowledge to flow between Europeans and Indigenous Americans.

In his new book, 'Small Isn’t Beautiful: The Case Against Localism,' Trevor Latimer argues that localist policies often do not achieve what their proponents intend.

In 'Renewing Theology,' J. Matthew Ashley argues that when brought into dynamic relation with spirituality (and vice versa), the work of theology is deeply relevant to our lives and is vital at every level of following Christ. It becomes part and parcel of a “way of life”—the life of faith.

Television as a popular medium died 25 years ago. It’s time to mourn.

By letting others in, we enable them to do the work of God.

All you can do is what you can do and then the Holy Spirit has to take over.

Survivors deserve to experience the church in a way that restores, nourishes and heals.

New models of parenting can expand our imagination about this important work.

While economic dissatisfaction is widespread, it is much harder to say what policies will “fix” the economy—because other than anxiety about continuing inflation, there is little consensus about what precisely is broken. 

Three Jesuit university leaders reflect on Cardinal Blase J. Cupich's piece exploring how Jesuit universities can hold true to their mission.

At the beginning of a new year, and a new moment in America Media’s mission, it is good to be reminded that we have been entrusted with a hope bigger than our own plans.

The Work brothers preserved the rich tradition of Negro spirituals, most notably in crafting the iconic Christmas carol "Go, Tell It on the Mountain."

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church, by Delaney Coyne

“There are priests who do not baptize the children of single mothers because (the children) were not conceived in the sanctity of marriage. They are the hypocrites of today,” Pope Francis once said.

God does not comfort us so we can simply be comfortable. God comforts us so we can comfort others.

The huge advances in new information technologies, the pope said, “offer exciting opportunities and grave risks, with serious implications for the pursuit of justice and harmony among peoples.”

Three new Off-Broadway shows don’t just show us what draws musicians to their chosen medium; they make us hear it, with often bracing effect.

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle is joined by "Where Peter Is" editor Mike Lewis to discuss Pope Francis' recent decisions on Cardinal Burke and Bishop Strickland.

A Homily for the Third Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein