Marjorie Taylor Greene said in a statement that she believes Catholic bishops are “satanic” and accused them of “destroying our nation” through their support of migrants.
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Is a Catholic university still Catholic when the priests, brothers and sisters have left?
As the numbers of priests and consecrated women and men available for ministry continue to dwindle, religious orders are seeking out models that ensure their respective missions and charisms.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Dr. Fauci’s Catholic upbringing prepared him to fight against the AIDS crisis
Dr. Anthony Fauci shares how his Jesuit education shaped his response to the AIDS crisis—and how others in the church failed to meet the moment.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Bishops have frank conversations with lay theologians about Pope Francis, U.S. Church and Vatican II in semi-off-the-record meeting
Last week in Chicago, bishops from throughout the United States and a few from other parts of the world engaged in dialogue with theologians, scholars and journalists about the state of the church.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Sharing your memories can be a spiritual act
A Reflection for the Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A Ukrainian Catholic school in Chicago is welcoming new students who have fled the war
The St. Nicholas Cathedral School, located in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, has welcomed eight students who have left Ukraine since Feb. 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Posted inFaith, News
Joe Biden gets his ashes from Cardinal Wilton Gregory—and shares what he’s giving up for Lent
President Joe Biden told reporters on Ash Wednesday that earlier in the day he met with a cardinal for prayer and ashes—and revealed what he has given up for Lent.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Most young Catholics say they are spiritual or religious. That doesn’t mean you’ll find them at Mass.
The vast majority of young, self-identified Catholics describe themselves as at least slightly spiritual and religious—but they practice their faith in ways that might not be familiar to older believers.
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The Catholic students who build a chapel out of ice—and celebrate Mass in the snow
When winter regularly throws you more than 200 inches of snow, make an ice chapel.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Tania Tetlow named Fordham University’s first lay woman president
Tania Tetlow, who in 2018 became the first woman and first layperson to serve as president of Loyola University New Orleans, is set to repeat history.