“Pope Francis is the pope of the people,” Rosa de los Ríos told America in Spanish before the funeral Mass. “He is very close to the people…. That’s why he was so loved. People felt he was very close to them.”
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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God demands that we see past our prejudice
A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by J.D. Long García
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Are Dreamers the next targets in Trump’s immigration crackdown?
Diminishing public support, along with the Trump administration’s intense focus on immigration, has left DACA recipients uncertain about their future.
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A glimpse of heaven at a high school play
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García
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We can be proud of the work of Catholic Relief Services, as Catholics—and as Americans
I cannot defend every entity that receives funding from U.S.A.I.D. I cannot even speak on behalf of C.R.S. But I can tell you what I saw when I traveled overseas to report on their work.
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How Jesus breaks barriers
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by J.D. Long García
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What the Catholic Church does (and doesn’t) teach about deporting migrants
“The church is not against deportations per se, but there are several conditions that need to be in place.”
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Mass deportation is antithetical to the Gospel
If Catholics don’t stand up for immigrants, we cannot truly evangelize.
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The Marian devotion that unites Dominicans and Haitians despite decades of persecution
Whatever conflict may exist between them, thousands of Dominicans and Haitians gather as one each year on Jan. 21 in Salvaleón de Higüey to celebrate Our Lady of Altagracia.
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Cardinal McElroy is a man of dialogue. Trump should be willing to talk—and listen—to him.
In 2017 speech to a conference of the World Meeting of Popular Movements, Cardinal McElroy, the newly appointed archbishop of Washington, gives a hint as to how he might approach the incoming Trump administration.