On July 1, Vincent Rougeau, the dean of Boston College Law School, will become the next president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.
Kevin Christopher Robles
Kevin Christopher Robles is the studio production associate at America. He was previously an O'Hare Fellow and intern.
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Here’s what you need to know about Poland’s abortion ban — and the protests against it.
Archbishop Gadecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, called for protestors and lawmakers to have further talks “on how to protect the right to life and women’s rights.”
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Who is Father Leo O’Donovan, the Jesuit priest delivering the invocation at Biden’s inauguration?
In 2015, Father Leo O’Donovan presided over the funeral Mass for Beau Biden following his death from brain cancer. Tomorrow, he will deliver the invocation at Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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These 14 senators are all Jesuit-educated. But they don’t vote (or pray) alike.
They’re Democrats and Republicans, Catholics, Protestants and a Buddhist. But they all graduated from a Jesuit high school, college or university.
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The music that got a few 20-somethings through 2020: Dolly, rap and everything in between
From three 20-somethings, here are the musical selections that have helped us to remember and thank 2020.
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With ‘Evermore,’ Taylor Swift becomes beautifully unpredictable
Taylor Swift’s followup to “Folklore” is a tour-de-force that showcases all of the singer-songwriter’s talents, with stories of love, loss, woe and even one about murder.
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How should pro-life Catholics who voted for Joe Biden approach the next four years?
Many members of the Catholic community who voted for Biden did so to promote racial, economic and environmental justice—not to undermine human life.
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Netflix’s ‘Dash & Lily’ is a close-to-perfect show for a holiday season that just doesn’t feel normal
The sincerity of “Dash & Lily” extends far beyond its rom-com influences. It holds a deep, reverent love for New York.
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St. Francis Xavier knew it, too: true faith leads to action
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Francis Xavier.
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Timeline: The allegations against former Cardinal McCarrick
A timeline of the key moments that led to the rise and fall of Theodore McCarrick