A conversation between Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States and Fr. Matt Malone, S.J., Editor in Chief of America.
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Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
A parish priest asks: How do I respond when ICE comes for my flock?
The decisions of our government with regard to immigrants since Jan. 20 have been despicable, and support among Catholics for those decisions embarrassing.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Why does the Catholic Church require most of its priests to be celibate, and is this going to change?
Are there married priests already in the Catholic Church? Can we expect a change?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
New Salt Lake City bishop charts ministry of encounter, dialogue
Bishop Oscar A. Solis said, “with confidence, humbly, I will say, ‘Utah, here I am. I am totally yours. Even with the snow.’
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Priests should not review abuse claims, says former commission chair
Ms. Collins’ complaints “mirror” concerns she and other members of the National Review Board raised in the early years of the abuse scandal. “The whole thing spoke to me of ‘nothing’s changed.’”
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis discusses ordination of married men in response to priest shortage
Describing the vocation crisis as an “enormous problem,” Pope Francis suggested he sympathizes with Catholics who come to Mass only to discover that there is no priest available to celebrate the Eucharist.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Wuerl: Pope Francis has reconnected the church with Vatican II
Reconnecting the church “with the energy of the Second Vatican Council,” may be the pope’s greatest achievement, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington said in an exclusive interview as the fourth anniversary of the pope’s election approaches.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Cardinal Cupich: Federal immigration agents must have warrant to enter schools
If immigration agents show up without a warrant, to “tell them politely they cannot come on the premises, ask them for their contact information and tell them to contact the (archdiocese) Office of Legal Services.”
Posted inJesuitical, Politics & Society
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A new podcast from the young, lay editors of America Media.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Bishop McElroy on his critics, mercy for immigrants and the disruption we need.
At the U.S. Regional World Meeting of Popular Movements in Modesto, California, San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy electrified attendees with a challenging analysis of this “pivotal moment as a people and as a nation, in which bitter divisions cleave our country and pollute our national dialogue.” He told his Modesto audience on Feb. 18 […]