Pope Francis proclaimed that the former Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston can no longer participate in the liturgy and commands him to make amends for the harm he caused.
Kevin Christopher Robles
Kevin Christopher Robles is the studio production associate at America. He was previously an O'Hare Fellow and intern.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
How a ‘Gilmore Girls’ road trip brought me closer to my parents
What started as a “Gilmore Girls”-themed trip through New England gave me and my parents far more than we had expected.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Consolations and desolations with Marvel’s newest Spider-Man
The film can help teach us about elements of Ignatian spirituality, particularly the discernment of good and evil spirits.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholics to risk arrest Thursday in protest of migrant detention centers
A coalition of Catholic organizations will gather on July 18 in front of the U.S. Capitol to protest the treatment of immigrant children at the border.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Indiana teacher fired for same-sex marriage sues archdiocese
A Catholic high school teacher who was fired because he’s in a same-sex marriage sued the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on Wednesday, accusing it of discrimination and interfering with his teaching contract.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
After more migrant deaths, U.S. bishops call for empathy and policy shifts at border
Incensed by the recent deaths of a Salvadoran father and daughter, the U.S.C.C.B. is pushing for greater compassion for asylum seekers and migrants from policymakers in the United States.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘A drink of water could save a life.’ What Catholic social teaching says about the No More Deaths trial
“You don’t have to regulate your borders with cruelty and inhumanity. There’s no need for that.”