Jesuit priest Stan Swamy remains incarcerated in Mumbai after a judge denied his bail request. Father Swamy’s arrest almost six months ago followed a two-year-long period of interrogation, raids of his home and seizure of his personal property, including electronic communications devices.
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is an associate editor of America Media and the host of the podcast “Preach.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: How Pope Francis is transforming Catholic-Muslim relations
While churches and mosques have been built for centuries in close proximity to each other, the relationship between those who worship God inside these sacred houses of prayer has not always been as close.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Lent advice from bishops around the world for this unusual year
To help you begin your Lenten retreat, we’ve collected messages of encouragement from the shepherds of the Catholic Church in the United States and beyond.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Africa was winning the Covid-19 battle. Then came rising death rates (and waves of misinformation).
Leadership lapses and the spread of erroneous information and fear about possible treatments for the disease also threaten a successful Covid-19 response in Africa.
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
Explainer: What are Pope Francis and the Vatican doing to fight climate change?
The Biden administration will find a willing partner in the fight against climate change in Rome—where the commitment to the environment predates Pope Francis.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Who will be the first Black Catholic saint from the United States?
None of the saints associated with the United States are of African descent. The Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University intends to change that, and here are six possibilities for sainthood.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
What got Sister Simone Campbell through 2020
‘I rediscovered crossword puzzles. A way to feel like I’m putting some pieces in place that stay there.’
Posted inFaith, Interviews
What got Father James Martin through 2020
‘I found that I was able to live more ‘monastically’ than I had ever thought possible.’
Posted inFaith, Interviews
What got Bishop Robert Barron through 2020
“Covid swept away a number of our distractions and so, at least in principle, allowed us to wrestle with the questions that really matter.”
Posted inFaith, Interviews
What got Father Greg Boyle through 2020
‘You surrender to what is. Covid taught me this.’