What would a Biden/Harris presidential win mean for abortion politics in the United States?
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Archbishop Viganò is aligning with Trump to stay in the spotlight. Pay him no attention.
Archbishop Viganò, marginalized by his own rhetoric, wants to stay in the public spotlight by whatever method possible.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Dr. Anthony Fauci to Jesuit grads: ‘Now is the time for us to care selflessly about one another’
A 1958 graduate of Regis High School in New York and a 1962 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, Dr. Fauci encouraged graduating seniors at Jesuit high schools around the country to “be smart, strong and resilient.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Baseball’s hidden rules (and what happens when you break them)
How is the modern game of baseball played, and what is expected? How does it differ from past generations of players?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Editor’s note: Welcome to Spring Books 2020
From features on contemporary writers to looks back at some of our greatest literary figures, along with poetry, biography, social criticism and more, our Spring Books 2020 issue has something for everyone (well, almost everyone).
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
The Catholic Book Club: From contemporary poetry to a study of Mary Magdalene
We have found at the Catholic Book Club that different genres and authors inspire different readers and broad variations in discussion, another reason to mix it up a bit in terms of genres and styles. Our two most recent selections have been no exception.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
R.I.P. John Prine, oracle of the broken and the beautiful
John Prine, who died on Tuesday, April 7, was one of country-folk music’s greatest lyricists.
Posted inFaith, Features
The Great Maryknoll Post Office Robbery of 1964
How a tiny U.S. Post Office in Ossining, N.Y., became the site of a caper for the ages.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Is the Vatican misleading donors? Peter’s Pence, explained.
What is Peter’s Pence and how is it used?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The faith that made Mr. Rogers a great evangelist
Asked in 1986 to describe himself, Fred Rogers listed off a long catalog of descriptors, including performer and television producer, but he concluded with “a husband and a father. And I am a minister.”