Before the Dec. 16 release of the Vatican's final report on the “apostolic visitation,” an inquiry into the lives and ministries of American nuns, Judith Valente, America's Chicago correspondent, spoke with Sister Mary Ann Zollmann and Sister Jean Wincek, co-authors of Power of Sisterhood, a collection of essays that record the experience of women religious during the visitation, […]
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A Tale of Two Dynasties
Thomas Maier talks about his new book When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys.
‘Command and Control’ Author Eric Schlosser Discusses a new Effort to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
In Vienna, 'Command and Control' Author Eric Schlosser Discusses a revived civil society movement to ban the bomb.
Suicide’s Sorrowful Mystery
The Rev. Rhonda Mawhood Lee talks about her article in America, "The Loneliest Choice: Puzzling through Suicide's Sorrowful Mystery," on "America This Week" on SiriusXM The Catholic Channel 129.
Return of the Caliphate?
Patrick Ryan, S.J., of Fordham University talks about the origins of the idea of the calpihate, which has helped to fuel the modern nightmare in Iraq and Syria.
Bishop Robert W. McElroy on Pope Francis and Income Inequality
Bishop Robert W. McElroy talks about Pope Francis' message on economic inequality on this excerpt from "America This Week" on SiriusXM The Catholic Channel 129.
Ann Curry on Covering the Church
Ann Curry of NBC News talks about her interview with Bishop Blase Cupich, conducted with America, ahead of his installation as archbishop of Chicago on November 18. Curry also describes her own faith journey and what it's like covering the pontificate of Pope Francis.
