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We asked our readers if El Paso and Dayton were mentioned at Mass on Sunday. Here’s what they said.
Should a parish address current events at Mass? How? What if “current events” are national tragedies?
Posted inArts & Culture, Your Take
Looking for summer reading? Here are some recommendations from America readers
In June, America published online summer reading recommendations from members of our editorial staff. Given that we have the smartest readers in publishing, it felt fitting that we ask for their recommendations, too. Below you will find a sample of suggestions from our staff, newsletter readers and members of our Catholic Book Club and Jesuitical Facebook […]
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
After the first 2020 democratic debate, what issues do you want to hear more about?
In an online survey, America asked members of its “U.S. Politics Catholic Discussion Group” on Facebook and other readers for their thoughts on the debates.
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Your Take: What do you think about the bishops’ new protocols for handling sex abuse?
At their annual meeting in mid-June, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly in favor of new protocols to hold themselves accountable for committing sexual abuse themselves and for mishandling accusations of abuse against others. The new protocols encourage lay involvement at every stage of an investigation but stopped short of requiring it. In […]
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What’s your favorite hymn?
Do you have a “guilty pleasure” hymn that you love?
Posted inLetters, Politics & Society
The Letters
A Spiritual Work of Mercy Re “The Catholic High School That Holds Funerals for Homeless Veterans,” by Michael Kotsopoulos (5/26): Great article, very well written and a great message both in the article and in what those young men are doing! I think this is also a great idea for a volunteer program and experience […]
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Should the conscience rights of medical practitioners be protected?
In their written responses, several readers invoked the Hippocratic Oath, from which the phrase “first do no harm” is derived.
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The Letters
Francis in Romania Re “Pope Francis: Be Wary of Hungary’s Right-Wing Populists,” by Marc Roscoe Loustau (4/29). The visit of Pope Francis to Romania will include very important moments in Transylvania. For ethnic and religious minorities in this region, who often have been at the peripheries and had to struggle for their identity and faith, […]