Podcasts

Hans Zollner, S.J., the director of the Centre for Child Protection at the Gregorian University, talks about the Vatican's efforts to stop sexual abuse and the challenges of adapting Vatican policy in different cultures worldwide. For more on the centre's e-learning curriculm, visit www.elearning-childprotection.com.

William T. Cavanaugh, discusses his article, "The Root of Evil: Does Religion Promote Violence?" Cavanaugh is the author of The Myth of Religious Violence (Oxford University Press) and the director of Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology at DePaul University.

Mark Naison, a professor of history and African American studies at Fordham University, talks about the tragic death of Trayvon Martin and the state of race relations in the United States today.

Tim Reidy, America's digital editor, and James Martin, S.J., editor at large, meditate on the Catholic themes in this season of their favorite series, "Mad Men." Take a look at Don, Peggy, Betty, Roger, Betty, Pete, Bob and Joan through the lens of confession, fidelity, family, honesty, poverty and redemption.

Maxine Margolis, author of Goodbye, Brazil: Émigrés from the Land of Soccer and Samba, talks about causes of the widespread protests in Brazil.

Paul Elie talks with Kevin Spinale, S.J, about the Catholic Book Club selection for June, Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away. Elie is the author of The Life You Save May Be Your Own and Reinventing Bach. His essay on "Love and Violence" in the work of Caravaggio appears in the new book, Not […]

Events on the ground in Egypt are moving rapidly. As Senior Editor Kevin Clarke spoke with Dr. James Zogby this afternoon, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was removed from power by the Egyptian military. Zogby talks about why Egypt's Arab Spring revolution appears heading into a different phase and what may come next.  Zogby is the author […]

Jon M. Sweeney, editor in chief at Paraclete Press, discusses his essay in America on the state of book publishing, and his recent visit to the London Book Fair. Sweeney is also the author of The Pope Who Quit. He spoke to Digital Editor Tim Reidy by Skype.

George A. Lopez discusses the future of Syria and the ethics of intervention in an interview with associate editor Kevin Clarke. Professor Lopez is a professor of peace studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.