As the United States marks the 35th World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, domestic politics threaten the future of one of the nation’s most successful global health initiatives, which is credited with keeping millions of people alive.
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.
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Persistence pays off
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
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U.S. bishops affirm abortion as ‘our pre-eminent priority’ ahead of 2024 election
Disagreement about how strongly to describe the bishops’ opposition to abortion mirrors a similar debate in 2019.
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Archbishop Broglio and Cardinal Pierre offer competing visions of synodality at bishops’ meeting
Two high-ranking church officials offered differing assessments of the U.S. church’s level of commitment to Pope Francis’s signature church renewal initiative on Tuesday.
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Synodality, abortion and education: What to watch for at the U.S. bishops’ meeting
The bishops’ vote for the head of the education committee could be crucial, as Catholic schools around the nation struggle with changing societal norms around sex and gender.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Abortion politics played a key role in state elections—and will again in 2024
Ohio becomes the seventh state whose voters have chosen to protect access to abortion through the ballot box since the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last year.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In Boston, Cardinal O’Malley urges assistance to newly arriving migrants ahead of winter
Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston is urging local Catholics to contribute resources for migrants arriving in Massachusetts, calling the situation a “major humanitarian and societal crisis.”
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A prayer to guide my speech
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O’Loughlin
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Keeping an eye on the devil: How should today’s Catholics think about the prince of darkness?
Pope Francis has spoken regularly about the devil and has reminded us that the devil is not simply a pop-culture trope.
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What LGBT couples might look for in Catholic blessings
When Catholic same-sex couples seek a blessing from a priest, it often flows from a deep faith in God.