Gina Hens-Piazza began writing America’s Word column with the start of the new liturgical year on the first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 30.
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Interview: ‘Knives Out’ director Rian Johnson on the Catholic inspiration for ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
Rian Johnson spoke with America about his own experience with faith and the Catholic stories that inspired his latest ‘Knives Out’ mystery.
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Interview: Kevin Costner wants you to see the Nativity story anew
“The stories of the Bible are fantastic,” said Kevin Costner in an interview ahead of a new Christmas special airing this week. “I had this chance to maybe talk about [these stories] in a mildly different way.”
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New USCCB president Coakley talks immigration, Viganò criticism and Pope Leo
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Interview: Comedian John Candy’s daughter on new documentary about her father’s legacy
Many of Candy’s most popular and famous characters have a charm that makes the viewer feel like he’s your own father. “I think he kind of was recreating the relationship that he might not have had with his dad, or he wished he would have had with his dad,” Ms. Candy said.
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Interview: Should Catholics adopt frozen embryos? Church teaching is still up for debate.
As in vitro fertilization continues to make headlines, the status of the many embryos created and frozen in this process is a key concern for Catholics. OSV News’ Charlie Camosy recently spoke with Kent J. Lasnoski.
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Archbishop Wenski: Trump secured the border. It’s time for immigration reform—not ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’
“Congress should do something — and Catholics should encourage their congresspeople to intervene, and to provide something more than just an enforcement-only approach to the challenges of immigration.”
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Interview: Kerry Weber on life as a working Catholic journalist
Kerry Weber is an executive editor for America. On May 20, 2025, the Catholic Media Association announced that she was elected president of the organization.
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‘We’ve lost a friend on earth’: Remembering Pope Francis
The day before he died, Pope Francis made one final circuit through St. Peter’s Square in his popemobile. “That’s my last image of him alive,” Gerry O’Connell remembered. “He drove among the people.”
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6 tips for preaching John’s Passion on Good Friday
On Good Friday, the role of the preacher is to get out of the way.