This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Christopher White about his new book, ‘Pope Leo XVI: Inside the Conclave and the Dawn of a New Papacy.’
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Interview: Kerry Weber on life as a working Catholic journalist
Kerry Weber is an executive editor for America. On May 20, 2025, the Catholic Media Association announced that she was elected president of the organization.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What one person’s prayer means to God
A Reflection for Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jill Rice
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Pope Leo XIV calls new archbishops to model ‘unity in diversity’ for a divided world
“The whole church needs fraternity, which must be present in all of our relationships, whether between lay people and priests, priests and bishops, bishops and the pope,” he said during his homily at Mass on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul June 29.
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From grief to healing to service
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Heather Trotta
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What von Balthasar can teach us about Pope Francis’ reforms
Many aspects of Pope Francis’ remarkable program of ecclesial renewal weare prefigured in Hans Urs von Balthasar’s vision for the church.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Catholic nun who brought faith and social justice to New York’s airwaves for over 50 years
Sister Camille D’Arienzo “didn’t toe the line. She said what she believed. She is a progressive woman who had a very big pulpit, which was over three million listeners a week.”
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After U.S. bombings on Iran, Pope Leo calls for diplomacy over destruction
On Inside the Vatican, we explore Pope Leo’s persistent calls for peace and his unexpected support for journalist Paola Ugaz, who exposed abuse in a powerful Peruvian lay group suppressed by Pope Francis.
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What Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign can teach the Catholic Church about reaching Gen Z
On Tuesday night, Mr. Mamdani pulled off a shocking upset and finished first in the initial round of vote-counting in the Democratic primary for mayor. What can his campaign teach the Catholic Church about energizing “Gen Z”?
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Pope Leo and valuing the work of women in the church
Pope Francis honored women’s contributions to the life of the church. I trust Pope Leo XIV to do the same.