On Saturday, May 23, the martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero will be beatified, 35 years after he was assassinated while celebrating Mass in the modest chapel of Divine Providence Hospital in San Salvador. Columnist James Keane is in San Salvador and will be reporting from the ceremony for America
Ashley McKinless
Ashley McKinless is an executive editor at America and co-host of the ‘Jesuitical’ podcast.
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Of Machines and Men
Targeted ads are one thing; being implicated in the creation of an A.I. is quite another.
Posted inIn All Things
Father Hesburgh in ‘America’: Looking Back at Newman
On Feb 26 Father Theodore Hesburgh the longest serving president of Notre Dame University one the most influential priests in nbsp the history of the American church passed away at the age of 97 He was known among many other things as an innovator in Catholic higher education nbsp During his
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‘America’ reviews the 2015 Oscar nominations
The nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards were announced on Thursday Jan 15 nbsp America nbsp spent a lot of time at the movies this year and brings you these reviews And the nominees are for Best Picture are nbsp Up The Mountain nbsp The powerful message of lsquo Selma rsquo John
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Religion and Reality in Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus’
When President Obama spoke to the nation of Nov 20 making his case for taking executive action on immigration he turned to Scripture ldquo we shall not oppress a stranger for we know the heart of a stranger We were strangers once too rdquo Even those with little familiarity with the Bible
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The Soul’s Food
The promises made by the evangelizers of modern diets border on salvific.
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Congressmen Paul Ryan and Joe Kennedy Respond to Pope’s Calls to Empower the Poor
America asked two prominent members of Congress both Catholics with famous names to respond to nbsp Pope Francis rsquo repeated calls to empower the poor Paul Ryan nbsp the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee is an eight-term member of Congress from Wisconsin rsquo s 1st Congressi
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The Scottish Question: Several takes on the independence referendum
Several takes on the independence referendum
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The Sacramentality of Scripture: A lecture by Dr. Scott Hahn
The editors of America and our partners at the American Bible Society cordially invite you to "The Sacramentality of Scripture," a lecture by Dr. Scott Hahn, professor of theology at the Franciscan University of Stuebenville. The lecture is the first in a series from “The Living
Posted inFilm
Girl, Interrupted: One teenager’s surprising prolife journey
The big screen has a strange relationship with abortion. The oft-made claim that Hollywood advances a liberal social agenda doesn’t hold much water when it comes to the prochoice cause. While sex, drugs and alternative lifestyles abound, when it comes to unplanned pregnancies, more often