As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday in July 2026, Amecea marks 50 years since the region’s bishops made the formation of small Christian communities the key pastoral priority for eastern Africa.
J. J. Carney
J. J. Carney teaches theology and African studies at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
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Meet the longest-serving Native American Catholic deacon in the United States
Deacon Black Bear made it his mission to integrate Native American spiritualities and Catholic rites and rituals.
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How Uganda’s award-winning Catholic radio station is changing the lives of its listeners
Radio Pacis continues to exemplify how Catholic radio can respond to the “signs of the times.”
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A time of powerlessness and rage
J.J. Carney reviews “Age of Anger: A History of the Present” by Pankaj Mishra.
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The problem of violence in the modern world
Killing Others provides an erudite yet accessible introduction to the origins and causes of ethnic violence.