America spoke with Dr. Bruchalski in May to discuss the future of the pro-life movement after the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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What Jesuit Refugee Service wants you to know about World Refugee Day
Joan Rosenhauer, the executive director of Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, discusses J.R.S.’s mission of “accompanying, serving and advocating” for refugees and forcibly displaced peoples.
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Cardinal McElroy on how Pope Francis has changed the church—and why some U.S. bishops are opposed to it
Reflecting on Pope Francis’ 10 years at the Vatican, Cardinal Robert McElroy says that “there has been a fundamental shift in perspective, of cultures and sometimes of priorities within the life of the church.”
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Cardinal Cupich on 10 years of Pope Francis: women, LGBT Catholics, sex abuse and what comes next
In a wide-ranging interview with America, Cardinal Blase Cupich reflected on what Pope Francis has accomplished so far, describing the Francis era as “a historic papacy” that comes at “a watershed moment” for the church.
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Interview: What’s it like to photograph Pope Francis?
Meet Paul Haring, the CNS photographer who covered the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Francis, numerous international papal trips and the daily action of Vatican life for over a decade.
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The Irish priest who outwitted the Nazis
My Father’s House centers on Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, a real life Irish priest who, with the help of an electic group of accomplices, helped shuttle escaped prisoners of war captives to safety.
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Congolese Jesuit on Pope Francis’ Africa visit: ‘Women are expecting some changes to happen’
Toussaint Kafarhire Murhula, S.J., a priest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, describes the joy of Congolese people at the pope’s visit and his hopes for what the pope’s journey might bring.
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Black Catholic artist’s ‘Baltimore Pietà’ reimagines Michelangelo’s masterpiece through the lens of police brutality
Black Catholic artist Wayman Scott’s Baltimore Pietà depicts a Black mother holding her dead son, reframing the famous Michelangelo piece through the lens of police brutality.
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Pope Francis gives major interview on his critics, sex abuse, decriminalizing homosexuality and more
Pope Francis spoke out against the criminalization of homosexuality, critiqued the use of guns by civilians and admitted to his own mishandling of the sexual abuse crisis in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press.
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Interview: Dr. Rowan Williams on Pope Benedict’s role in ecumenical dialogue
Dr. Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, reminisces about the personal encounters and official meetings he had with Pope Benedict XVI while they were leading their respective faith communities.