Podcasts

Chris Lowney chairs the board of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the nation’s largest health care systems. He previously served as a Managing Director at J. P. Morgan and is a former Jesuit seminarian. He speaks widely on leadership, corporate ethics and decision making, and is the author of four books. He recently stopped by America House to discuss […]

America's Washington Front columnist John Carr analyzes Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation "Evangelii Gaudium" and its implications for the church and the world.

Jon Fuller, S.J., looks back at the beginning of the AIDS crisis and assesses the church's response then and now. Father Fuller's article "The Continuing Crisis" appears in the December 2 issue.

Richard Stolley, a former reporter and editor at Life Magazine, talks about meeting with Abraham Zapruder to obtain the rights to his film documenting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Veronica Mary Rolf has spent much of her life in the professional theatre, as a playwright and actress. She also has trained and directed professional actors around the globe. However, her interest in teaching extends beyond the stage. Rolf is also a certified teacher of Christian meditation and has designed and taught a three-year course […]

I.J. Chan-Gonzaga, S.J., a native of Tacloban, talks about the devastation wrought by Typhoon Hiayan. Father I.J. is currently studying law at Ateneo de Manila University. Find out more about the crisis at Catholic Relief Services. Picture: People carry supplies as they walk street in typhoon-battered city of Tacloban (CNS Photo/Reuters)

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, James W. Douglass talks about why more people are reconsidering the traditional explanation for the president's murder. Douglass is the author of "A President for Peace" in the Nov. 18 issue of America and JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It […]

The fate of Detroit and its archdiocese are deeply entwined. Archbishop Allen Vigneron talks with Editor Kevin Clarke about the Catholic Church's presence in the struggling city and what happens now that Detroit has declared bankruptcy. Clarke reports on his visit to Detroit in the November 4 issue of America. He also conducted a video […]

Kevin Clarke talks with Chris Prater at the Great Lake Coffee Shop about the city's future in wake of its decision to declare bankruptcy. Clarke reports on his visit to Detroit in the November 4 issue of America. He also conducted a video interview with Paul Gibson, a Detroit resident who has been helped by […]