“I never imagined that Pope Francis would go back that strongly to what Vatican II said and uphold it.”
America Staff
Posted inMagazine, Press Release
Dorothy Fortenberry named Hunt Prize Laureate
Fortenberry will be awarded the $20,000 George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize at a ceremony in September.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
18 ‘kids’ movies that have life lessons for adults
A simple, well-told story can bear some of the most profound truths.
Posted inMagazine
America Media wins 56 awards from the Catholic Media Association
America Media received 56 awards from the Catholic Media Association on June 11 for its groundbreaking coverage of events at the intersection of the church and world across print, digital, audio and video.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
When America magazine rejected William Faulkner, J.K. Rowling and Taylor Swift from our pages
Going through old files, America’s editors found a few interesting submissions (and rejections).
Posted inFaith
Following the Stations of the Cross—digitally
You can pray the stations in any location, even at your computer, and we at America want to help you do that.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Infographic: Covid-19 takes a toll on Catholic school enrollment
The sharpest enrollment decline was for prekindergarten enrollment at Catholic schools, which was down almost 27 percent.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture
Tired of cheese pizza and fish sticks? 10 Lent recipes for no-meat Fridays
We asked our editors and staff at America to share some of their favorite recipes as a corporal work of mercy: to (help) feed the hungry.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis in Iraq: Everything you need to know about the historic trip
Pope Francis is making history with his trip to Iraq. Follow along.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholics are overrepresented in the 117th Congress, but where are the ‘nones’?
From 1965 to 2021, the Catholic share of the House rose from 22 percent to 31 percent, and the Catholic share of the Senate rose from 14 percent to 24 percent.