Millions of Americans behind on rent got some good news this week. On Aug. 3, the Center for Disease Control extended a national eviction moratorium through Oct. 3.
J.D. Long García
J.D. Long García is a senior editor at America and co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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Bishop Frank Caggiano wants to bring catechesis into the modern digital age
A new institute headed by Bishop Caggiano aims to help the church to reach a more diverse audience and reconnect with the disaffiliated.
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‘Heat kills’: Catholic groups are working to help the homeless survive record summer temps
While Catholic organizations have stepped up their efforts to help those experiencing homelessness during this summer’s heat wave, they are also preparing for what might be an even greater crisis.
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Baseball’s All-Star Game has a lot to teach American Catholics about Communion and unity
Intense competition can sometimes feel like clan warfare — and it’s all set aside in this celebration of baseball. The Catholic Church can learn from this game.
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Bishop Seitz meets with Kamala Harris at the border, gives a rosary blessed by Pope Francis
Bishop Mark J. Seitz and other immigration advocates were there to welcome Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Quiz: Which pope said it? Roman pontiffs on the rights of refugees
This year, as we observe World Refugee Day, America Magazine is testing our readers’ knowledge of papal refugee statements.
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What Kamala Harris would see if she visited the U.S.-Mexico border
“You can’t understand [border realities] by talking to government officials. You have to talk to the people who are working with migrants and hear about the suffering.”
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Is there a ‘crisis’ on the U.S.-Mexico border? It’s a tough question to answer.
‘It is a question of perspective. Whose perspective do we adopt when we ask questions like that?’
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The Jesuits have pledged to raise $100 million to advance racial healing. But reconciliation is about more than money.
The collaboration with the Jesuits addresses a specific historical injustice but more broadly seeks to offer a model that might accelerate racial healing and advance racial justice in the United States.
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What are you willing to die for? A conversation with Archbishop Charles Chaput
“Jesus thought we were worth dying for,” the retired archbishop of Philadelphia said. ”There must be a lot of things that we ought to think are worth living and dying for.”