Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually abused seminarians and minors for decades—all while being promoted through the church’s ranks at a remarkable speed. On November 10, 2020, the Vatican released an unprecedented, 400-page report on how that happened. In this video, Colleen Dulle, host of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, gives the top 5 takeaways from […]
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Matt Malone, SJ: What Joe Biden could do to heal our divided nation
“The next president needs to govern for the entire country.”
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Matt Malone, SJ: What Joe Biden could do to heal our divided nation
Matt Malone, S.J., editor in chief of America, shares his hopes for a Joe Biden presidency. Father Malone interviewed Vice President Biden in 2015. You can watch the full interview here.
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What Pope Francis really said about same-sex civil unions
Was Pope Francis mistranslated? Censored? A number of questions have arisen since news broke about Pope Francis’ comments supporting civil union protections for same-sex couples. The hosts of America Media’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell, break down what you need to know.
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VIDEO: Five Takeaways from ‘Fratelli Tutti’
Pope Francis’ new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, came out today. It’s a diagnosis of our social ills, which have been complicated by the covid-19 pandemic. Francis has said for months that we can’t go back to the way the world was before the pandemic: This is our chance to build a new society based on loving […]
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Discerning your vote in the 2020 election | A conversation with John Carr
How can Catholics decide who vote for in the 2020 election? John Carr, former USCCB staff member, joins America’s Michael O’Loughlin to discuss why he has decided to vote for Vice President Joe Biden.
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Should I go back to Mass? | Behind the Story
Churches are beginning to reopen. Should you go back to Mass? Four of America’s editors who recently attended Mass at their local parishes discuss the discernment process and safety measures around this question facing Catholics during the Covid-19 pandemic. They also reflect on how the pandemic has impacted our understanding of the parish as a […]
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Fr. Bryan Massingale: How the church can combat racism and white privilege
Father Bryan Massingale, author of “Racial Justice and the Catholic Church” and Professor of Theology at Fordham University, joins America’s Michael O’Loughlin for a conversation on racism, white privilege and what the church can do to address these issues moving forward. You can read Fr. Massingale’s article, “The assumptions of white privilege and what we […]
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Fr. Chris Walsh preaches action to heal racial divisions
Father Chris Walsh ministers in an African American parish where he has learned the importance of dialogue and action for racial solidarity. In this episode of Sunday to Sunday we explore how Chris Walsh witnesses to the gospel in his Philadelphia parish, Saint Raymond’s where “God is Glorified & His people are sanctified!” For more […]
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Father Bob Stagg on Pastoral Leadership: Preach then get out of the way
Father Bob Stagg is the pastor of The Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River, N.J., located in Northern Bergen County, with over 4,700 families and 100 ministries. Community service and volunteerism are hallmarks — as diverse as growing a parish garden for soup kitchens in Newark and New York City, to the funding […]