Lest the reader assume that Sister Prejean’s work against the death penalty, is the sum total of her story, she spends the final pages of her afterword calling out the places where she sees continued injustices, particularly in the treatment of women and L.G.B.T. people in the church.
Colleen Dulle
Colleen Dulle is the Vatican Correspondent at America and co-hosts the "Inside the Vatican" podcast. She is the author of Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter (Image, 2025).
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Send us a video tribute to Jean Vanier
Send us your video reflections for an opportunity to be included in a tribute to the late Jean Vanier.
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Jean Vanier, ‘living saint’ who ministered to people with disabilities, dies at 90
Jean Vanier lived the beautiful mystery of our human condition that we need one another, young and old, strong and weak.
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Are women’s voices being silenced at the Vatican?
Ms. Scaraffia described the spaces women have carved out for themselves to speak freely as “a hidden schism in the church, where the religious are separating themselves from the church.”
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The Vatican sex abuse summit already includes some surprises
The Vatican sex abuse summit already includes some surprises
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How World Youth Day is changing the church
How World Youth Day is changing the church
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What will Pope Francis do with research on women deacons?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we explore the topic of women deacons.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The beautiful message of Jean Vanier
The simple lessons of Jean Vanier on humility and Christian love always bear repeating.
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Most people aren’t talking about God anymore—but they want to
We thought people might be interested in seeing some of their favorite celebrities talk about their faith. What we did not anticipate was that people who came across “Faith in Focus” would be excited about how normal, casual and nonjudgmental these spiritual conversations seemed.
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Yes, Hallmark Christmas movies are cheesy. Here’s why we still love them.
So what is it about these cheesy, mass-produced films that make them so irresistible?