This imaginary scene depicts the dreams of many Catholics: a church that welcomes LGBTQ people, allows women to be ordained and gives young Catholics a platform for their ideas.
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Vatican announces Pope Francis’ end-of-year liturgy schedule
With most of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic removed, Pope Francis is scheduled to return to a full slate of public liturgies in December and January.
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The healing of the blind is a miracle. It’s also an assignment.
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Advent, by Cristobal Spielmann
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Podcast: America magazine asked Pope Francis about women’s ordination. Here’s what he said.
This week on “Jesuitical,” we’re talking to Kerry Weber about what it was like to be a woman asking PopeFrancis about women’s ordination, a question considered by many to be off the table, within the walls of the Vatican.
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Catholic AIDS memorial finds a new home in NYC parish—but not without controversy
A decades-old memorial for people who died from AIDS-related complications has found a new home in a New York City church.
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Podcast: Inside America magazine’s interview with Pope Francis
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle analyze the pope’s comments on two Russian minority groups and give the story behind America’s exclusive interview with Pope Francis.
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Father Sam Sawyer on his first day as editor in chief and the feast of our patron, St. Edmund Campion
A Reflection for the Feast of St. Edmund Campion, S.J., patron of America Media, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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Optimism is an assessment. Hope is an act.
Advent is a season of hope. Note that we speak of hope, not optimism.
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This Advent, let the message of John the Baptist guide you
Dec. 4, 2022, The Second Sunday of Advent: This Sunday’s readings challenge the hearer to surrender easy theological answers and false security in order to attain a more expansive sense of the kingdom of heaven.
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Father Matt Malone: My Top 10 Picks from Ten Years at America
Matt Malone, S.J., compiled this list of his top 10 features from America and his top 10 columns over his 10 years as editor in chief.