Managing Editor Kerry Weber on committing to a lifestyle—and lifetime—of mercy.

Editor Kerry Weber on empowering girls and young women to write their own stories.

Nearly everything in Rwanda is divided into two parts: before and after the 1994 genocide.

Managing editor Kerry Weber is reporting from Rwanda Oct 21-26 nbsp as part of the Catholic Relief Services Egan Journalism Fellowship Check back for updates at americamagazine orgKigali Rwanda mdash Perhaps one of the most notable characteristics of the Kigali Memorial Centre is its simplici

“When a Hispanic woman wants to be up front, people don’t know how to deal with it.”

In this issue America examines some of the personal, political, liturgical and social-justice issues that are most relevant to Catholic women today. We have asked several writers to consider those aspects of faith and church that sustain them, as well as those aspects that challenge. These

Before the articles in the national newspapers, before the talk show appearances by our editors, before the debates in the blogosphere, there was the galley. The words that would receive worldwide attention from the media and would mark a milestone in Francis’ papacy first came across my desk

Over at the Washington Post nbsp our former editor in chief nbsp Drew Christiansen offered his thoughts on prayer fasting and Syria 39 s civil war With no end in sight for Syria rsquo s dreadful civil war Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting for peace on Saturday September 7

'Say Yes to the Dress' is strange and ridiculous. And, for some reason, I keep watching.

Today rsquo s technology can do amazing things phones take photos cars park themselves Yet researchers still have not developed a device that can definitively pin down the origins of a famous image on a piece of cloth The Shroud of Turin continues to puzzle many believers and scientists alike