To call itself “Catholic,” a magazine must try to look at the world the way Christ does and give witness to his saving love and power, Pope Leo XIV said.
Journalism
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How Trump’s cuts to NPR funding will hurt WFUV—Fordham University’s storied public radio station
Working at WFUV’s student-run newsroom has been formative for both of us, which has made these recent cuts from Congress especially painful.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
America magazine’s friend and role model: Remembering Brother Frank Turnbull, S.J.
Frank Turnbull, S.J., a longtime editor at ‘America’ who died earlier this week, is remembered as a humble, quiet and yet forceful presence to those who knew him during his 85 years of life.
Posted inFaith, News
NBC’s Tom Llamas says Jesuit education deepened his faith, pushed him to always do his best
When Miami native Tom Llamas was named “NBC Nightly News” anchor following the retirement of Lester Holt, one of the first phone calls he placed was to the rector/president of his Jesuit high school alma mater.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
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.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
God and man in America: William F. Buckley Jr.
As Sam Tanenhaus makes clear in ‘Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America,’ it is impossible to understand American politics and culture without grasping Buckley’s immense influence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Dave Barry gets away with it
Readers of Dave Barry’s latest, ‘Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up,’ will find enjoyable excerpts from many of his most notable columns, surrounded by additional memories, commentary and, occasionally, the perspective of hindsight.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope says the church ‘needs journalists’ to maintain a culture of prevention in response to the abuse crisis
Pope Leo XIV’s statement was read at the premiere of a play about the Peruvian investigative journalist Paola Ugaz, who was subject to death threats because of her reporting on sexual abuse.
Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Pope Leo’s support—and challenge—to the world’s journalists
Pope Leo offered a heartening message for a global media that has endured a pretty awful year.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Leo XIV calls for the release of imprisoned journalists, tells media to be peacemakers
Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release of journalists imprisoned for their work.