America Voices
Writers reflecting on faith, politics, and culture
Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Sam Sawyer, S.J., is the editor in chief of America Media. More by Sam Sawyer, S.J.
Colleen Dulle
Colleen Dulle is the Vatican Correspondent at America and co-hosts the “Inside the Vatican” podcast. She is the author of Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter (Image, 2025). More by Colleen Dulle
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985. More by Gerard O’Connell
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach. More by James Martin, S.J.
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press). More by Kevin Clarke
James T. Keane
James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America. More by James T. Keane
Terrance Klein
The Rev. Terrance W. Klein is a priest of the Diocese of Dodge City and author of Vanity Faith.
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Victor Cancino, S.J.
Victor M. Cancino, S.J., lives on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana and is the pastor of St. Ignatius Mission. He received his licentiate in sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome.
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Molly Cahill
Molly Cahill is Associate Director of Digital Strategy at America. She was a 2020-2021 O’Hare Fellow. More by Molly Cahill
Ashley McKinless
Ashley McKinless is an executive editor at America and co-host of the ‘Jesuitical’ podcast. More by Ashley McKinless
John Dougherty
John Dougherty is the director of mission ministry at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, Pa., moderator of America‘s Catholic Movie Club, and author of Finding God in All Films: A Contemplative Approach to Watching Movies. You can find more of his work on his Substack, Roll Credits. More by John Dougherty
Sebastian Gomes
Sebastian Gomes is America‘s executive editor of audio and video.
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Valerie Schultz
Valerie Schultz is a freelance writer, a columnist for The Bakersfield Californian and the author of Till the Moon Be No More: The Grit and Grace of Growing Older. She lives on the Oregon Coast.
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Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fisher is a speaker, freelance writer, regular contributor to The Catholic Weekly and author of The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and 10 children. More by Simcha Fisher
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The three great loves of Wendell Berry
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We should take the Sabbath seriously
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke
Blessed are those who haven’t felt God and still believe
Have you ever known someone who has had a mystical moment with God that changed the trajectory of their life and faith? And have you ever felt just a little bit envious of them?
The Beatitudes offer a glimpse of what is to come
A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Peter Claver, Priest, by Will Martino
A long-awaited reckoning: A timeline of the Father Marko Rupnik case
For over three decades, the allegations of abuse against Slovenian artist and ex-Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik were met with cover-ups and bureaucratic delays.
Labor Day a call to build communion, equity amid challenges of AI, says Archbishop Fabre
This year’s observance of Labor Day underscores Pope Leo XIV’s call to be “builders of communion” while safeguarding human dignity in the face of artificial intelligence, said Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre.
‘Dear America’ at the National Gallery: an invitation to national self-examination
“Dear America,” on view at the National Gallery through Sept. 20, is conceived as a letter from its artists to the public.
The 1926 International Eucharistic Congress: When the Catholic Church triumphed despite gangsters, culture wars and the KKK
What can a divided country learn from this momentous gathering—in Pope Leo XIV’s hometown—which took place amid dizzying social change and the rise of the “new” Ku Klux Klan?
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